From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks – Quantum Table: On Science, Taste and Curiosity, Zafer Gedik
IPC organized the event "From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - Quantum Table: On Science, Taste and Curiosity (Tarladan Sofraya: Yemek, Kültür ve Politika Konuşmaları - Kuantum Masası: Bilim,Tat ve Merak Üzerine)," which was held on November 25 at IPC Karaköy with the participation of Zafer Yenal as moderator and Zafer Gedik as speaker.
Political Ecology 5 - A Post-Capitalist Journey in Tackling Ecological Problems
The fifth session of the “Political Ecology” seminar series featured a presentation by Pat Devine, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, titled “A Post-Capitalist Journey in Tackling Ecological Problems.” It was held on November 21, 2025, at IPC Karaköy.
Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Agriculture and Urban Change in Istanbul from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History" series. The discussion titled "Agriculture and Urban Change in Istanbul from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic (Osmanlı'dan Cumhuriyet'e İstanbul'da Tarım ve Kentsel Değişim)" moderated by Ayşe Ozil and Ayşe Köse Badur, was delivered by Ayşe Nur Akdal on November 20 at IPC Karaköy.
Medyascope : “Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?” - “From Belém to Antalya: After COP30”
Reading Istanbul in Literature 18: Encompassing the World: Portraits of Halide Edib in the Archives, Şerif Eskin
Medyascope : “Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?” - “87 Years in Memory of Atatürk”
Metropolitan Bridges: Cities, Democracy, and Turkey-Europe Relations
Girişim’in, 2024/25 Mercator–İPM Araştırmacısı Seren Selvin Korkmaz’ın öncülüğünde düzenlediği “Metropolitan Bridges: Cities, Democracy, and Turkey–Europe Relations” başlıklı kapalı yuvarlak masa toplantısı, Gülseren Onanç, Laura Batalla Adam, Marine Karcher, Nazlı Akyüz ve Özge Mumcu Aybars’ın konuşmacı olarak katılımıyla 6 Kasım 2025’te İPM Karaköy’de gerçekleştirildi.
Medyascope : “Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?” - “New York Elections: Mamdani Wins”
From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks
In this series, moderated by Zafer Yenal, we explore the complex relationships between agriculture, food, culture, and politics through a range of topics and expert guests. Together, we delve into the social, cultural, and political dynamics behind the food that reaches our tables.
Reading Istanbul in Literature
In this monthly talk series, we explore how Istanbul is constructed as a city in literary texts through the works of authors from different periods. The series is moderated by Seval Şahin.