German Elections and the Future of EU-Turkey Relations
The panel titled “The German Elections and the Future of EU-Turkey Relations,” organized by the Initiative, took place on January 22, 2014, at İPM Karaköy, with Mercator-İPM Senior Researcher Ruprecht Polenz, Gerald Knaus, and Ebru Turhan participating as panelists.
Mosques in Europe and Turkey: Faith and Aesthetics in Public Space
IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative convened a panel discussion on "Mosques in Europe and Turkey: Faith and Aesthetics in Public Space" chaired by Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Nilüfer Göle. The event took place on December 18, 2013 and hosted the renowned architects Emre Arolat, Paul Böhm and Cihan Buğdacı as panelists.
"Global Turkey in Europe" Conference
Turkey is central for European energy interests. It is not only a significant energy consumer, but it is also at the heart of energy geopolitics, being a central transit state located at the intersection of the east-western and north-southern energy corridors in the Mediterranean and Eurasia. In light of this, IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Stiftung Mercator, Istituto Affari Internazionali, and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) convened a conference on how the EU and Turkey can enhance their cooperation in the energy sector at ECFR on December 5, 2013 in London.
Secularism in Turkey
IPC, Doğuş University and Friedrich Naumann Stiftung organized a conference entitled “Secularism in Turkey” on November 22, 2013 at IPC Karakoy.
Global Swing States: Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and the Future of International Order
IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative convened a panel discussion on "Global Swing States: Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and the Future of International Order" report by Daniel Kliman, Senior Advisor at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, on November 18, 2013 at IPC.
Centralization-Decentralization Debate Revisited
Senior Scholar Korel Göymen co-organized a workshop entitled “Centralization-Decentralization Debate Revisited” with Friedrich Naumann Stiftung on 15-16 November 2013 at the Taksim Lares Park Hotel.
Collective Memory: Babamın Sesi (2012)
The Cinema Politics Meeting on “Collective Memory: Babamın Sesi (2012) (Kolektif Bellek: Babamın Sesi)” was held on October 31, 2013 at IPC Karakoy.
Recent Developments in Climate Change
IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative convened a panel discussion titled “Recent Developments in Climate Change” on October 7, 2013 with the participation of Murat Türkeş, Mercator-IPC Fellow Levent Kurnaz, Mercator-IPC Fellow Ömer Lütfi Şen, Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Ömer Madra as speakers and Climate Studies Coordinator Ümit Şahin as a moderator.
Welcoming of the 2013/14 Mercator-IPC Fellows
Welcoming of the 2013/14 Mercator-IPC Fellows took place on October 7, 2013 at Cezayir Restaurant. Welcoming remarks were given by IPC Director Fuat Keyman and Stiftung Mercator President Bernhard Lorentz. In the panel organized under the framework of welcoming event; IPC Executive Board Member and Brookings Institute Vice President Kemal Derviş, École des hautes études en sciences sociales Professor and Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Nilüfer Göle, 2013/14 Mercator-IPC Fellow Kerem Öktem, Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow and Former Member of the German Parliament Ruprecht Polenz and IPC Director Fuat Keyman had a discussion titled “Turkey in Europe: Living Together and Democratization.”
The Emerging Europe Impact Day
IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with çöp(m)adam and United Nations Global Compact has partnered “The Emerging Europe Impact Day” under the framework of Mercator-IPC Fellow Anja König's research. The event was co-organized with the Black Sea Climate and Business Initiative, Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Austrian Development Cooperation, and Black Sea Trade and Investment Promotion Programme on September 26, 2013.
From the House of Friendship to Yunus Emre: A Century of German-Turkish Cultural Relations
IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative convened a roundtable meeting titled “From the House of Friendship to Yunus Emre: A Century of German-Turkish Cultural Relations” on September 4, 2013. The meeting was initiated by Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Klaus Kreiser and Prof. Dr. Hayati Develi participated as a discussant.
Development and Trends in Turkish and German Geography: Aims, Tasks and Fields of Research in a Modern Spatial Science
IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative convened a workshop on “Development and Trends in Turkish and German Geography: Aims, Tasks and Fields of Research in a Modern Spatial Science” on July 12, 2013 at IPC. The meeting was initiated by Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Klaus Kreiser.