International Workshop on Public Policy Making in a Globalizing World
The international workshop titled “Public Policymaking in a Globalized World,” organized by IPM and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, was held on November 28-29, 2014, at the Opera Hotel in Taksim.
Mosques in Europe: The Aesthetics of Faith and Intercultural Encounters in the Public Sphere
The panel titled "Mosques in Europe: Aesthetics of Faith and Intercultural Encounters in Public Space" took place on November 28, 2014, at the Palais am Festungsgraben, Marmorsaal, in Berlin.
Beyond Negotiations: Turkey's Future in Europe
The Istanbul Policy Center-Sabanci University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative, Middle East Strategic Studies Center, European Union, and Global Research Association jointly organized an expert roundtable titled “Beyond Chapters: The Future of Turkey in Europe” on November 18, 2014, at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. – The Future of Turkey in Europe" was held on November 18, 2014, at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. The event was chaired by ORSAM President Şaban Kardaş within the framework of Hannes Swoboda's Mercator-IPM Senior Research Fellowship, with the participation of European Union Ministry Undersecretary Burak Erdenir, European Stability Initiative President Gerald Knaus, and Ifo Center for International Economics Deputy Director Erdal Yalçın as speakers, and IPM Director Fuat Keyman as discussant.
Building Bridges in Troubled Waters – Turkey's Future in Europe
The Istanbul Policy Center-Sabanci University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative, Middle East Strategic Studies Center, European Union, and Global Research Association jointly organized the panel titled “Bridging Troubled Waters: The Future of Turkey in Europe” on November 18, 2014, at the TOBB-ETU Social Facilities. – Turkey's Future in Europe" was held on November 18, 2014, at TOBB-ETÜ Social Facilities. The event took place with the participation of Afif Demirkıran, Co-Chair of the Turkey-European Union Joint Parliamentary Commission, as a speaker within the framework of Hannes Swoboda's Mercator-IPM Senior Research Fellowship.
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.
Contemporary Turkey at a Glance II – Turkey Transformed? Power, History, Culture
The international conference “Contemporary Turkey at a Glance – Turkey Transformed? Power, History and Culture” took place on October 18-19, 2014, at Istanbul Bilgi University, Santral Campus.
German Interests and their Impact on the Future of Turkey-EU Relations
The conference titled “German Interests and their Impact on the Future of Turkey-EU Relations,” jointly organized by the Istanbul Policy Center-Sabanci University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative and Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), took place in Berlin on October 2, 2014.
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.
Transatlantic Trends 2014 Report Presentation
The IPM and the German Marshall Fund of the United States held a conference on September 15, 2014, to discuss the results of Transatlantic Trends 2014.
Peace Capacities Network Annual Meeting
The Peace Capacities Network Annual Meeting, organized by IPM and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), was held at IPM Karaköy on July 9-10, 2014.
Turks Abroad: Turkey's New Diaspora Policies in Western Europe
The workshop titled “Turks Abroad: Turkey's New Diaspora Policies in Western Europe,” organized by the Initiative, took place on July 7, 2014, at İPM Karaköy. This event was organized on the initiative of Mercator-İPM Researcher Kerem Öktem.
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.