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.
The Humanitarian Dimension of the Refugee Crisis in Turkey: Challenges and Prospects
The workshop titled “The Humanitarian Dimension of the Refugee Crisis in Turkey: Challenges and Prospects,” which is the first of a series of workshops on the refugee crisis under the Global Turkey in Europe program, was organized by the Initiative and IAI on July 22, 2016 at IPC.
Turkey's Path to Prosperity in 2023: How to Avoid the Middle-Income Trap Through Inclusive Economic Growth
The report Turkey’s Path to Prosperity in 2023: How to Avoid the Middle-Income Trap Through Inclusive Economic Growth which was written as a part of Turkey 2023: A Trilateral Task Force project that was established by the Center for American Progress in Washington D.C., Istanbul Policy Center in Istanbul, and the Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome, was launched with U.S. Ambassador John Bass, on July 20, 2016 at IPC.Turkey 2023 is part of “Turkey in Europe and the World—A Trilateral Initiative” funded by Stiftung Mercator.Click here to download the document.
Inclusive Growth—Istanbul Launch Event and Turkey 2023 Task Force Meeting
IPC, CAP, and IAI co-organized the "Inclusive Growth—Istanbul Launch Event and Turkey 2023 Task Force Meeting" on July 20-21, 2016 at IPC.
Inclusive Growth—Istanbul Launch Event and Turkey 2023 Task Force Meeting
IPC, CAP, and IAI co-organized the “Inclusive Growth—Istanbul Launch Event and Turkey 2023 Task Force Meeting” on July 20-21, 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.
Neoliberal Globalization and Populist Tendencies: Turkey in the Global Context
The Initiative organized a panel titled “Neoliberal Globalization and Populist Tendencies: Turkey in the Global Context” with 2015/16 Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Çağlar Keyder and IPC Director Fuat Keyman on June 9, 2016 at Cezayir Restaurant, Istanbul.
THREE FACETS OF RISING POPULISM: CASES FROM TURKEY, EUROPE, AND THE UNITED STATES
In collaboration with IPC and the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation (BST), a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, an event titled “Three Facets of Rising Populism: Cases from Turkey, Europe, and the United States” was held on June 7, 2016
Investigations of Urban Scenes: The New Middle Classes, Urban Amenities, and the Proliferation of the Scene
2015/16 Mercator-IPC Fellow Defne Kadıoğlu Polat initiated a seminar with Jan Rath, Professor of Urban Sociology at the University of Amsterdam, on urban scenes. The seminar was held on June 1, 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.