Medyascope : “Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?” - “The Copenhagen Summits and the Cyprus Elections”
“What Kind of World? What Kind of Turkey?” with Nilgün Arısan-Eralp and Ebru Turhan
Nilgün Arısan-Eralp and Ebru Turhan were guests on the episode titled “The Copenhagen Summits and the Cyprus Elections” of our program “What Kind of World? What Kind of Turkey?”, which we produced in collaboration with Medyascope.
What Does a Garden Without Weeds Look Like?
The sixth meeting of the Brown Bag Seminar Sessions, organized by the Initiative, featured a discussion by artist and academic Işıl Eğrikavuk, faculty member at the Berlin University of Arts, on “What Does a Garden Without Weeds Look Like?” which took place on October 22, 2025, at IPC Karaköy.
International Foreign Policy, Defense, and Security School
IPC organized the “International Foreign Policy, Defense, and Security School,” held from October 20-28, 2025, at IPC Karaköy. The program, directed by IPC Senior Scholar Alper Kaliber, was designed for graduate students and researchers wishing to deepen their knowledge in the field of international security.
The Steel Sector and Decarbonization Financing Workshop
Within the scope of the Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector Project, IPC carried out the IPC Turkish Steel Sector Network workshop titled "The Steel Sector and Decarbonization Financing" on October 17, 2025.
Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Education in Istanbul, Robert College History
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History" series. The discussion titled "Education in Istanbul, The History of Robert College," moderated by Ayşe Ozil and Ayşe Köse Badur, was delivered by Önder Kaya on October 16 at IPC Karaköy.
Minerva Talks 22 – Istanbul in History: Education in Istanbul, Robert College History, Önder Kaya
Medyascope : “Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?” - “Climate Change and EU-Turkey Relations Studies at IPC in the 2025/26 Term”
“What Kind of World? What Kind of Turkey?” with Senem Aydın-Düzgit and Ümit Şahin
Senem Aydın-Düzgit and Ümit Şahin participated in the episode titled “Research on Climate Change and EU-Turkey Relations at the Institute of Political Studies (İPM) in the 2025/26 Academic Year” of our program “What Kind of World? What Kind of Turkey?”, which we produced in collaboration with Medyascope.
Welcoming of the 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellows
The Welcoming event for the 2025/26 Mercator- IPC Fellows was held on October 15, 2025, at Sakıp Sabancı Museum with the Keynote Speech “Why So Easy? Reflections on the Crisis of Liberalism” by 2025 Mercator-IPC Visiting Senior Fellow Ivan Krastev. The speech was followed by welcoming remarks from IPC Director Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Stiftung Mercator Executive Director Wolfgang Rohe, and Vice President of Sabancı University Mehmet Yıldız. The event concluded with a movie screening that introduced 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellows Ali Baydarol, Burcu Karakaş, Damla Bayraktar Aksel, Moritz Zackariat, Francesco Pasta,
The Return of the Future and the Last Man: Politics of Demographic Imagination
2025 Mercator-IPC Visiting Senior Fellow Ivan Krastev was hosted by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University to give a seminar talk titled “The return of the future and the last man: politics of demographic imagination,” moderated by Meltem Müftüler-Baç, Dean of the FASS at Sabancı University on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.