Rising Powers and Peacebuilding: Innovative Approaches to Preventing Conflict and Sustaining Peace
Within the scope of PEACECAP Project, On May 23, 2016, IPC, in cooperation with American University and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), organized a one-day event in Istanbul titled “Rising Powers and Peacebuilding: Innovative Approaches to Preventing Conflict and Sustaining Peace.”
Mercator-IPC Alumni Retreat 2016
The first Mercator-IPC Alumni Retreat took place on May 20, 2016
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.
Ademimerkeziyet Elkitabı Launch
IPC Senior Scholar Cengiz Aktar’s book titled Ademimerkeziyet Elkitabı was launched on May 13, 2016 at IPC. Ayşe Kadıoğlu participated as a discussant.
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.
Reshaping Relations in the Midst of Crises: A Bitter Anniversary for Turkey-EU Accession Negotiations
The Initiative organized a discussion on the policy brief titled “Reshaping Relations in the Midst of Crises: A Bitter Anniversary for Turkey-EU Accession Negotiations” on April 14, 2016 at IPC. 2015/16 Mercator-IPC Fellow İlke Toygür and EU Affairs Analyst Melih Özsöz presented their policy brief.
After the Paris Treaty: Anti-Coal Struggles in Turkey
2015/16 Mercator-IPC Fellow Hande Paker and Political Economist and Member of Political Ecology Working Group and Ekoloji Kolektifi Bengi Akbulut spoke at the seminar titled “After the Paris Treaty: Anti-Coal Struggles in Turkey” on March 31, 2016 at IPC.
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.
Methods and Tools for the Assessment of Co-benefits of Renewable Energy
Pınar Ertör-Akyazı co-organized face- to-face training on “Methods and Tools for the Assessment of Co-benefits of Renewable Energy,” in collaboration with RENAC (The Renewables Academy), within the IASS-IPC COBENEFITS Project on October 8-9, 2019 in Ankara.
European Muslims in Daily Life
2014/15 Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Nilüfer Göle’s book titled Gündelik Yaşamda Avrupalı Müslümanlar (European Muslims in Daily Life) was launched on February 3, 2016 at IPC.
Towards a New Constitution: Report on Institutional Reform and the Development of a Culture of Democracy
Towards a New Constitution: The Report on Institutional Reform and the Development of a Culture of Democracy was presented at a meeting held in Ankara on December 16, 2015.
2015 Paris Climate Summit – Impressions from COP21
The panel titled “2015 Paris Climate Summit – Observations from COP21,” organized by the initiative, took place at İPM on December 15, 2015. Senior Expert Ümit Şahin, 2014/15 Mercator-İPM Researcher Ethemcan Turhan, 2015/16 Mercator-İPM Researcher Hande Paker, and CDP Turkey Project Manager Mirhan Köroğlu Göğüş assessed Turkey's official stance at COP21, the negotiation process, and the Paris Agreement.