Searching for a Cosmopolitan City in a Neighborhood: Bereketzade
The 5th episode of the Postane podcast series “Searching for a Cosmopolitan City in a Neighborhood: Bereketzade” titled "The Istanbul Policy Center" has been released. In the episode featuring Cana Tülüş Türk as a guest, the discussion centered on Minerva Han—originally built as the Athens Bank in 1913 and later known as Deutsche Bank—its transformation, the evolving fabric of Beyoğlu, and the connection between thought and the neighborhood in Bereketzade.
The Return of the Future and the Last Man: Politics of Demographic Imagination
2025 Mercator-IPC Visiting Senior Fellow Ivan Krastev was hosted by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University to give a seminar talk titled “The return of the future and the last man: politics of demographic imagination,” moderated by Meltem Müftüler-Baç, Dean of the FASS at Sabancı University on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
Science Academy Young Scientists Award Program (BAGEP) Social Sciences Award in Memory of Fuat Keyman
The first "BAGEP Social Sciences Award in Memory of Fuat Keyman" was presented by the Academy of Science this year to Ezgi Elçi from Özyeğin University at the Science Day held on April 26, 2025.
"Climate Policy Research Meeting" of 'PARİS +10' "
The first event in the series of events organised by IPC to mark the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, entitled "Climate Policy Research Meeting", took place on 7 October at the IPC Karaköy.
Reading Istanbul in Literature Book Launch
IPC organized the book launch for the edited volume "Reading Istanbul in Literature," which featured Alara Çakmakçı, Hasan Turgut, Nedret Öztokat Kılıçeri, Seda Yücekurt Ünlü, Selin Gürses Şenbay, Stefo Benlisoy, Şehnaz Şişmanoğlu Şimşek as speakers and was moderated by Seval Şahin, on October 2 at IPC Karaköy.
New Directions in Development: Comparing the Engagement of Turkey, the EU, and China with the Global South
The event jointly organized by ETTG, Stiftung Mercator, IDOS and IPC, titled: "New Directions in Development: Comparing the Engagement of Turkey, the EU, and China with the Global South." on September 15-16 at IPC Karaköy.
Climate Café Talks 31-A Critical Realist Philosophical Perspective on Climate Change
The thirtyfirst of the Climate Café Talks series took place with 2024/25 Mercator-IPC Fellow Onur Özmen's talk on ''A Critical Realist Philosophical Perspective on Climate Change (İklim Değişikliğine Eleştirel Gerçekçi Felsefe Perspektifinden Bir Bakış)" on September 10 at IPC Karaköy.
From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks -Guest Table or Lasting Legacy? Immigrants and Food Culture
The event ''From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - Guest Table or Lasting Legacy? Immigrants and Food Culture'' took place on May 20 at IPC Karaköy with the participation of Susan Rottmann, Zeynep Yılmaz Hava and Asma Hedi Nairi and moderated by Zafer Yenal.
Commemorating Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman: "A Life in Pursuit of Knowledge"
Commemorating Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman: "A Life in Pursuit of Knowledge" was held on 15-16 May at Minerva Han with a great participation.
The Poison of Nostalgia: A Historian's View with Erik Jan Zürcher
The event "The Poison of Nostalgia: A Historian's View" by Erik Jan Zürcher, Professor Emeritus of Turkish Studies at Leiden University, which is organized within the scope of FDD's "University Courses Talks." in partnership with Sabancı University's Foundations Development Directorate (FDD) took place on May 7 at IPC Karaköy.