National Geographic is on Campus! Climate Change and Our World II
“National Geographic is on Campus!” The second event of the series took place at Boğaziçi University on May 7, 2018. At the event organized jointly with Boğaziçi University Agriculture Platform and National Geographic, photographer and writer Reza Deghati, whose photographs appeared on the covers of many magazines such as National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, and 2017/18 Mercator-IPC Researcher Barış Karapınar, one of the experts of the United Nations Intergovernmental Climate Change Panel, discussed the food security and poverty effects of climate change.
Syrian Refugees' Access to Health Services: A Gender-Sensitive Perspective
The roundtable meeting titled "Healthcare Access for Syrian Refugees: A Gender-Sensitive Perspective" organized by 2017/18 Mercator-IPC Researchers Souad Osseiran and Gabriele Cloeters took place at IPC Karaköy on 4 May 2018.
Carbon Pricing: Carbon Tax and Emissions Trading
The Climate Policies Roundtable Meeting titled "Carbon Pricing: Carbon Tax and Emission Trading", facilitated by Climate Studies Coordinator and Senior Expert Ümit Şahin and 2017/18 Mercator-IPC Researcher Pınar Ertör Akyazı, was held at IPC Karaköy on 18 April 2018.
Climate Café Talks 3 – Climate Movements in Turkey and the World
As the third event in the Climate Café Talks series, 2016/17 Mercator-IPC Fellow Hande Paker and Baran Alp Uncu’s talks on “Climate Movements in Turkey and the World (Türkiye ve Dünyada İklim Hareketleri)” took place on April 4, 2018 at IPC Karaköy.
After the Türkiye-EU Summit
The "After the Türkiye-EU Summit" panel, organized in partnership with the Enterprise and Economic Development Foundation, took place on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at The Vault, House Hotel, Karaköy. The panel brought together leading academics working on Türkiye-EU relations and focused on the aftermath of the Türkiye-EU summit and its possible effects.
Diversity Struggles and Promises: Refugee and Citizenship Politics
The "Diversity Struggles and Promises: Refugee and Citizenship Policies" panel organized by 2015/16 Mercator-IPC Researcher Hande Paker took place at Mercator Center Berlin on March 16, 2018. The panel brought together academics and civil society groups interested in the promotion of diversity and pluralism and the inclusion of newcomers in societies.
Wheel Hub or Spoke? NATO's Role in Stability Transfer Efforts on the Southern Flank
The conference "Hub or Spoke? NATO's Role in Allied Projecting Stability Efforts on the Southern Flank" organized by 2016/17 Mercator-IPC Fellow Magdalena Kirchner, with the support of NATO's Public Diplomacy department, on 15-16 March 2018 Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) took place in Berlin
Living with Others: Promoting Cultural Pluralism in Citizenship Policies
The "Living with Others: Fostering Cultural Pluralism through Citizenship Politics" workshop organized by 2015/16 Mercator-IPC Fellow Hande Paker took place at Humboldt University on March 15, 2018. The workshop brought together academics and civil society groups interested in the promotion of diversity and pluralism and the participation of newcomers in societies.
Prof. Dr. Interview with Zafer Toprak: New Life in Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Zafer Toprak's interview on his book New Life in Turkey took place at IPC on 15 February 2018
Carbon Lock-In in Turkey: A Comparative Perspective of Low-Carbon Transition with Germany and Poland
The report launch for IPC Senior Scholar and Climate Studies Coordinator Ümit Şahin's report Carbon Lock-In in Turkey: A Comparative Perspective of Low-Carbon Transition with Germany and Poland was held on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at IPC Karaköy.
Climate Café Talks 2 – How Do Farmers Adapt to Climate Change?
As the second event in the Climate Café Talks series, 2017/18 Mercator-IPC Fellow Barış Karapınar’s talk on “How Do Farmers Adapt to Climate Change? Survey Results with 700 Farmers (Çiftçiler İklim Değişikliğine Nasıl Uyum Sağlıyor?)” took place on February 6, 2018 at IPC Karaköy.
Track II Diplomacy Working Group II
Under the scope of the project "Revitalizing Turkey-EU/Germany Relations" funded by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative, the second meeting of the Track II diplomacy working group took place in Mercator Centre Berlin on January 12, 2018, with the participation of IPC Director Fuat Keyman, IPC Senior Scholar and Research and Academic Affairs Coordinator Senem Aydın-Düzgit, 2017/18 Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Atila Eralp, and Sabancı University Faculty Member Meltem Müftüler-Baç.