GERMAN-TURKISH ROUNDTABLE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 2016: “THE TEMPTATION OF THE CALL TO JIHAD: RECRUITMENT OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS, PREVENTION AND COOPERATION”
The German-Turkish Roundtable (GTRT) is an initiative that seeks to build bridges and promote dialogue between Germany and Turkey in areas of mutual international political and economic concerns. Istanbul Policy Center Senior Scholar Bahri Yılmaz organized the GTRT 2016 conference in Berlin from September 29-30, 2016 to discuss the topic “The Temptation of the Call to Jihad: Recruitment of Foreign Fighters, Prevention and Cooperation.”
Climate-friendly Energy and Green Economy
Within the scope of ""GREENING CLIMATE, GREENING ECONOMY” project, IPC, Green Thought Foundation, and Green Europe Foundation’s workshop titled “Climate-friendly Energy and Green Economy” was held on September 8, 2016 at IPC.
Climate-friendly Cities and Green Economy
Within the scope of ""GREENING CLIMATE, GREENING ECONOMY” project, IPC, Green Thought Foundation, and Green Europe Foundation organized a workshop titled “Climatefriendly Cities and Green Economy” on June 27, 2016 at IPC.
Civil Society and Climate Change Workshop II: Different Approaches to Climate Change and Common Solutions
2015/16 Mercator-IPC Fellow Hande Paker convened the Civil Society and Climate Change Workshop II on “Different Approaches to Climate Change and Common Solutions” on May 15, 2016 at IPC.
Roundtable Meeting on Climate Policies of Turkey (2) Financing of Climate Policies of Turkey after Paris Climate Conference
Within the scope of CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY BUILDING project, IPC convened the second gathering of Roundtable Meetings on Climate Policies of Turkey, on “Financing of Climate Policies of Turkey after Paris Climate Conference (COP21)”, at IPC Karaköy on May 31, 2016. The meeting hosted numerous actors from different sectors which engage in Turkey’s climate policies. The discussion focused on developments in the financing of climate policies post-December 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) and the policies that Turkey must adapt.
Civil Society and Climate Change Workshop: Ecology Struggle in Turkey at the Local Level and Beyond
2015/16 Mercator-IPC Fellow Hande Paker convened the Civil Society and Climate Change Workshop on “Ecology Struggle in Turkey at the Local Level and Beyond,” which was held on May 16, 2016 at Ege University, Izmir.
Democratizing the City: Urban Citizenship in Buenos Aires and Istanbul
The Initiative organized a seminar by Mert Arslanalp, Visiting Professor at Özyeğin University, titled “Democratizing the City: Urban Citizenship in Buenos Aires and Istanbul” on April 18, 2016 at IPC. The event was convened by MercatorIPC Fellow Defne Kadıoğlu Polat with Çağlar Keyder, Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow and Professor at the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Koç University, participating as a discussant.
LIKEMINDS: GERMAN- TURKISH JUNIOR EXPERT INITIATIVE WITH EUROPAISCHE AKADEMIE BERLIN
With Europaische Akademie Berlin and Robert Bosch Stiftung, IPC coorganized roundtable meetings under the Likeminds: German-Turkish Junior Expert Initiative on “Seeking Security in the Age of Human Needs and Global Necessities” on March 18-20, 2016 in Istanbul and visits on May 29-31, 2017 in Brussels. A videoconference was also organized on January 28, 2017.
2014/15 Mercator-İPM Research Fellowship Program Welcome Event
The Welcome Event for the 2014/15 Mercator-İPM Research Fellowship Program organized by the Initiative took place on October 20, 2014, at Feriye Restaurant in Istanbul. The scholarship program is one of the most important initiatives of the five-year strategic partnership between Sabancı University and Stiftung Mercator. The program aims to strengthen academic, political, and social ties between Turkey and Germany, as well as between Turkey and Europe, through research and policy studies on European Union/Germany-Turkey relations.
Turkey's Energy Leadership and Its Impact on European Energy Security
The expert roundtable meeting titled “Turkey's Energy Leadership and Its Impact on European Energy Security,” jointly organized by the Istanbul Policy Center, Sabancı University, Stiftung Mercator Initiative, and Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, took place on September 29, 2014, at Stiftung Neue Verantwortung in Berlin.
A Comparative Perspective on Cultural Practices and Secular Public Space Issues: The Case of Circumcision
The first meeting of the Jewish and Muslim Perspectives on Europe working group, a joint project of the Istanbul Policy Center-Sabanci University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, prepared by Mercator-IPC Senior Researcher Nilüfer Göle and Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin, took place at the IPC on July 3, 2014.
IPM-USAK-NATO Lecture Series
The IPC-USAK-NATO Talk Series: Economy, Development and Security in Post-Conflict Zones, organized by the Istanbul Policy Center and the International Strategic Research Organization (USAK) with financial support from the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, was held at the IPC on May 20, 2014.