"Synthetic Fashion and Beyond: Fast Fashion, Climate, Plastic, and the Future of Textiles"
The Initiative organized the event “Fast Fashion, Climate, Plastic, and the Future of Textiles,” convened by 2025/26 Mercator–IPC Fellow Sedat Gündoğdu, on December 10, 2025, at IPC Karaköy. The event featured the participation of Selin Uğurtaş, Urska Trunk, İlkan Özkan, Cansu Sipahi, Beysu İnal Şenermen, Aslı Odman, İpek Yalçın, Enis, and İlkşen Dedeoğlu Demiray.
Fast Fashion, Climate, Plastic, and the Future of Textiles
Initiative organized the event “Fast Fashion, Climate, Plastic, and the Future of Textiles” convened by the 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Sedat Gündoğdu with the participation of Selin Uğurtaş, Urska Trunk, İlkan Özkan, Cansu Sipahi, Beysu İnal Şenermen, Aslı Odman, İpek Yalçın Enis, and İlkşen Dedeoğlu Demiray on December 10 at IPC Karaköy.
Cities and Human Mobility: A Turkey-Mexico Dialogue on Economic Integration
Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in collaboration with Friedrich Naumann Foundation Türkiye hosted the closed roundtable discussion on "Cities and Human Mobility: A Turkey-Mexico Dialogue on Economic Integration" on December 2 at IPC Karaköy, Istanbul.
Turkey-European Union Relations on the 20th Anniversary of the Accession Negotiations
Turkey-European Union Relations on the 20th Anniversary of the Accession Negotiations
IPC, the Economic Development Foundation (IKV), the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Türkiye (TEPAV), and the Turkish-European Union Association (TURABDER) convened the panel discussion on “Turkey-European Union Relations on the 20th Anniversary of the Accession Negotiations (Müzakerelerin 20. Yılında Türkiye-Avrupa Birliği İlişkileri),” on November 27, 2025, at IPC Karaköy. The event marked the 20th anniversary of Turkey’s launch of full membership negotiations with the European Union.
Reflections on COP30
The Initiative hosted a panel discussion “Reflections on COP30 (COP30’dan İzlenimler),” on November 27, 2025, at IPC Karaköy. The panel was moderated by Climate Change Program Coordinator Ümit Şahin and featured Ayşe Ceren Sarı, Çiğdem Özbaş, Değer Saygın, Devin Bahçeci, Nuri Özbağdatlı, and Tanyeli Behiç Sabuncu as panelists.
The Steel Sector and Demand Side Workshop with Turkish NGOs
Within the scope of the Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector Project, IPC carried out the IPC Turkish Steel Sector Network workshop titled "The Steel Sector and Demand Side Workshop with Turkish NGOs" on November 27, 2025.
Political Ecology, in Turkey and the World - A Post-Capitalist Journey in Tackling Ecological Problems
ActHuman VII Report Launch: "Humans in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Rethinking Social Equity"
Under the seventh round of the ActHuman Social Inclusion Initiative, IPC and İNGEV organized a launch event for the report "Humans in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Rethinking Social Equity (Yapay Zekâ Çağında İnsan: Toplumsal Eşitliği Yeniden Düşünmek)," written by Emrehan Aktuğ, project rapporteur and Assistant Professor at Sabancı University, on November 20, 2025, at IPC Karaköy.
ActHuman VII Report Launch: “Humans in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Rethinking Social Equity”
Under the seventh round of the ActHuman Social Inclusion Initiative, IPC and INGEV organized a launch event for the report “Humans in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Rethinking Social Equity (Yapay Zeka Çağında İnsan: Toplumsal Eşitliği Yeniden Düşünmek),” written by Emrehan Aktuğ, project rapporteur and Assistant Professor at Sabancı University, on November 20, 2025, at IPC Karaköy.
Reading Istanbul in Literature - Encompassing the World: Portraits of Halide Edib in the Archives
IPC organized the event titled "Reading Istanbul in Literature: Encompassing the World: Portraits of Halide Edib in the Archives," which featured Şerif Eskin as speaker and was moderator by Seval Şahin, on November 19 at IPC Karaköy.
Press Conference: From Today to 2053: How Can Türkiye Achieve Net-Zero Emissions?
At COP30, IPC hosted a press conference titled “From Today to 2053: How Can Türkiye Achieve Net Zero Emissions?” (Bugünden 2053’e: Türkiye Net Sıfır Emisyona Nasıl Ulaşabilir?). The event focused on the key findings of IPC’s new report, Türkiye’s Decarbonization Roadmap Toward Net Zero by 2053, as well as Türkiye’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Moderated by Ceren Ayas, the session featured presentations by Ümit Şahin and Tanyeli Behiç Sabuncu (WWF Türkiye). Held on November 13, 2025, at Press Conference Room 2, Blue Zone Area D, the event brought together COP30 participants and online audiences for a timely discussion on Türkiye’s short-, medium-, and long-term decarbonization pathways.