The Return of the Future and the Last Man: Politics of Demographic Imagination
2025 Mercator-IPC Visiting Senior Fellow Ivan Krastev was hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University and gave a seminar titled “The Return of the Future and the Last Man: The Politics of Demographic Imagination,” moderated by Meltem Müftüler- Baç, Dean of the FASS at Sabancı University, on October 14, 2025.
Science Academy Young Scientists Award Program (BAGEP) Social Sciences Award in Memory of Fuat Keyman
The first "BAGEP Social Sciences Award in Memory of Fuat Keyman" was presented by the Academy of Science this year to Ezgi Elçi from Özyeğin University at the Science Day held on April 26, 2025.
"Climate Policy Research Meeting" of 'PARİS +10' "
The first event in the series of events organised by IPC to mark the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, entitled "Climate Policy Research Meeting", took place on 7 October at the IPC Karaköy.
PARIS +10 - Event 1 : Climate Policy Research Meeting
IPC organized the first event in the Paris +10 series to mark the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The inaugural event, “Climate Policy Research Meeting,” was held on October 7, 2025, at IPC Karaköy. The event featured selected research on climate change in Türkiye conducted by institutions that IPC collaborated with during the decade following the Paris Agreement. The presentations were organized under the themes “Decarbonization and Energy Transition,” “Just Transition: Problems and Opportunities,” and “Economic, Social, and Health Impacts of the Transition.”
From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks – Labor, Design and Technology in the Kitchen, Defne Karaosmanoğlu, Leyla Bektaş Ata, and Bahar Emgin
IPC organized the event "From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - Labour, Design and Technology in the Kitchen" which was held on October 6 at IPC Karaköy with the participation of Defne Karaosmanoğlu, Leyla Bektaş Ata and Bahar Emgin and moderated by Zafer Yenal.
Reading Istanbul in Literature Book Launch
IPC organized the book launch for the edited volume "Reading Istanbul in Literature," which featured Alara Çakmakçı, Hasan Turgut, Nedret Öztokat Kılıçeri, Seda Yücekurt Ünlü, Selin Gürses Şenbay, Stefo Benlisoy, Şehnaz Şişmanoğlu Şimşek as speakers and was moderated by Seval Şahin, on October 2 at IPC Karaköy.
“Energy Transition Agenda” “Iberian Peninsula Blackout” with Assoc. Prof. Osman Bülent Tör"
“Energy Transition Agenda” “Türkiye’s Industrial Transformation” with Yael Taranto, Senior Energy Analyst at SHURA"
“Energy Transition Agenda” “Climate Law” with Ümit Şahin, Climate Change Studies Coordinator at IPC"
“Energy Transition Agenda” “Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Transition” with Elif Düşmez Tek, President of EDİDER"
The Urban Future of Humanity: Imagining, Knowing, Doing
The panel titled “The Urban Future of Humanity: Imagining, Knowing, Doing,” organized by IPC in cooperation with Columbia Global Centers Istanbul, took place on September 26, 2025, at IPC Karaköy.
A Look at the First Century of the Republic of Turkey from a Security Perspective TÜBİTAK 1001 Project Presentation and Initial Findings
The event “A Look at the First Century of the Republic of Turkey from a Security Perspective: TÜBİTAK 1001 Project Presentation and Initial Findings,” organized by IPC, took place on September 26, 2025, at IPC Karaköy, with the participation of Pınar Bilgin and Zeynep Gülşah Çapan and was moderated by Senem Aydın- Düzgit.