Investigations of Urban Scenes: The New Middle Classes, Urban Amenities, and the Proliferation of the Scene
2015/16 Mercator-IPC Fellow Defne Kadıoğlu Polat initiated a seminar with Jan Rath, Professor of Urban Sociology at the University of Amsterdam, on urban scenes. The seminar was held on June 1, 2016 at IPC.
Rising Powers and Peacebuilding: Innovative Approaches to Preventing Conflict and Sustaining Peace
Within the scope of PEACECAP Project, On May 23, 2016, IPC, in cooperation with American University and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), organized a one-day event in Istanbul titled “Rising Powers and Peacebuilding: Innovative Approaches to Preventing Conflict and Sustaining Peace.”
Mercator-IPC Alumni Retreat 2016
The first Mercator-IPC Alumni Retreat took place on May 20, 2016
Ademimerkeziyet Elkitabı Launch
IPC Senior Scholar Cengiz Aktar’s book titled Ademimerkeziyet Elkitabı was launched on May 13, 2016 at IPC. Ayşe Kadıoğlu participated as a discussant.
Reshaping Relations in the Midst of Crises: A Bitter Anniversary for Turkey-EU Accession Negotiations
The Initiative organized a discussion on the policy brief titled “Reshaping Relations in the Midst of Crises: A Bitter Anniversary for Turkey-EU Accession Negotiations” on April 14, 2016 at IPC. 2015/16 Mercator-IPC Fellow İlke Toygür and EU Affairs Analyst Melih Özsöz presented their policy brief.
After the Paris Treaty: Anti-Coal Struggles in Turkey
2015/16 Mercator-IPC Fellow Hande Paker and Political Economist and Member of Political Ecology Working Group and Ekoloji Kolektifi Bengi Akbulut spoke at the seminar titled “After the Paris Treaty: Anti-Coal Struggles in Turkey” on March 31, 2016 at IPC.
Methods and Tools for the Assessment of Co-benefits of Renewable Energy
Pınar Ertör-Akyazı co-organized face- to-face training on “Methods and Tools for the Assessment of Co-benefits of Renewable Energy,” in collaboration with RENAC (The Renewables Academy), within the IASS-IPC COBENEFITS Project on October 8-9, 2019 in Ankara.
European Muslims in Daily Life
2014/15 Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Nilüfer Göle’s book titled Gündelik Yaşamda Avrupalı Müslümanlar (European Muslims in Daily Life) was launched on February 3, 2016 at IPC.
Towards a New Constitution: Report on Institutional Reform and the Development of a Culture of Democracy
Towards a New Constitution: The Report on Institutional Reform and the Development of a Culture of Democracy was presented at a meeting held in Ankara on December 16, 2015.
2015 Paris Climate Summit – Impressions from COP21
The panel titled “2015 Paris Climate Summit – Observations from COP21,” organized by the initiative, took place at İPM on December 15, 2015. Senior Expert Ümit Şahin, 2014/15 Mercator-İPM Researcher Ethemcan Turhan, 2015/16 Mercator-İPM Researcher Hande Paker, and CDP Turkey Project Manager Mirhan Köroğlu Göğüş assessed Turkey's official stance at COP21, the negotiation process, and the Paris Agreement.
Media.Bridge. Cultures
The symposium titled “Media.Bridge.Cultures,” organized by the initiative, took place on December 10-11, 2015, at Kadir Has University. The event was organized by Mercator-İPM Researcher Çiğdem Bozdağ in collaboration with Jacobs University Bremen, Kadir Has University Faculty of Communication, Center for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), and the University of Bremen.
Press Conference: Coal in Turkey's Energy Future
The press conference titled “Coal in Turkey's Energy Future,” organized by Climate Studies Coordinator Ümit Şahin and Mercator-İPM Researcher Ethemcan Turhan, took place in Paris on December 9, 2015. The event was shaped in light of the COP21 meetings held in Paris.