COP31 Explained 3: From Santa Marta to Antalya: The Agenda for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels
The third event in the COP31 Explained webinar series, organized as part of IPC's preparations for COP31, took place on May 5, featuring Ümit Şahin, IPC Climate Change Program Coordinator, Duygu Kutluay, and Mahir Ilgaz.
Artificial Intelligence and Society 3: International Relations and Security
IPC hosted the third meeting of the "Artificial Intelligence and Society" seminar series, "International Relations and Security (Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Güvenlik)" initiated by IPC Senior Scholar Zeynep Ayata. The event was held on April 30 at IPC Karaköy with the participation of Sinan Ülgen and Yavuz Türkgenci as speakers and Zeynep Ayata as moderator.
Student Movements and Party Politics in Southeastern Europe
IPC organized the event “Student Movements and Party Politics in Southeastern Europe” featuring Diğdem Soyaltın-Colella on April 29 at IPC Karaköy.
"Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" with Emre Erdoğan and Nebi Sümer
Emre Erdoğan and Nebi Sümer were hosted at the "Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" program titled “School Attacks in Turkey and Social Psychology" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
Paris-Antalya Podcast 1: COP31 and Education
The first episode of our podcast series, in which we bring together different perspectives in the run-up to COP31, featuring Burcu Meltem Arık as the guest speaker and Ümit Şahin as the moderator, was released on 21 April.
Brown Bag Seminar - Muslims in Germany: Managing Diversity
The tenth Brown Bag Seminar organized by the Initiative featured a presentation by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Burcu Karakaş titled “Muslims in Germany: Managing Diversity” on April 22 at IPC Karaköy.
Reading Istanbul in Literature - Two Women, Two Istanbuls: Plurality, Representation and Division at Endless Carnival
IPC organized the event “Reading Istanbul in Literature - Two Women, Two Istanbuls: Plurality, Representation and Division at Endless Carnival (İki Kadın, İki İstanbul: Sonsuz Panayır'da Çoğulluk, Temsil ve Ayrışma)” which featured Cemile Odunkıran as speaker and Seval Şahin as moderator on April 21 at IPC Karaköy.
Book Launch: The Intergenerational Transmission of Violence in 100 Questions: A Psychoanalytic Approach
IPC organized the book launch for "The Intergenerational Transmission of Violence in 100 Questions: A Psychoanalytic Approach (100 Soruda Şiddetin Kuşaklararası Aktarımı: Psikanalitik Yaklaşım)," which featured Tevfika İkiz, Ayşe Sena Sarı, Kristin Şeğikoğlu, Gülnur Takış and Başak Çelik as speakers and was moderated by Seval Şahin, on April 17 at IPC Karaköy.
COP31 Dialogues 1: Action Agenda (Clean Energy Transition)
The final panel of COP31 Dialogues 1: Action Agenda titled “Clean Energy Transition,” took place on April 16, 2026, in the Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman Meeting Room at Istanbul Policy Center. The panel was moderated by Onur Akgül from IPC and brought together Çağlar Çeliköz from Ember, Duygu Erten from TURKECO Energy/Ankara University, and Hasan Aksoy from the SHURA Energy Transition Center.
COP31 Dialogues 1: Action Agenda (Green Industrialization)
The final panel of the Action Agenda, titled “Green Industrialization,” took place on April 16, 2026, in the Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman Meeting Room at Istanbul Policy Center. Moderated by Dursun Baş from IPC, the panel featured Özge Kepenek Bozkırlıoğlu from ESG Partner Consulting and Yael Taranto from the SHURA Energy Transition Center.
COP31 Dialogues 1: Action Agenda (Zero Waste)
The first panel of “COP31 Dialogues 1: The Action Agenda,” titled “Zero Waste,” took place on April 16, 2026, in the Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman Meeting Room at Istanbul Policy Center. Moderated by Akgün İlhan from IPC, the panel featured Mercator–IPC Fellow Sedat Gündoğdu and Selim Yıldırım from Daktilo 1984.
COP31 Dialogues 1 - Action Agenda (The Importance of the Action Agenda, Priorities for COP31, and Civil Society’s Expectations)
The opening talks of “COP31 Dialogues 1: Action Agenda,” held on April 16, 2026, at the Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman Meeting Room at IPC Karaköy, featured Ümit Şahin from Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) and Nuri Özbağdatlı from the UNDP Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, who addressed “The Importance of the Action Agenda and Priorities for COP31.” Emel Türker Alpay from Greenpeace Türkiye spoke on “Civil Society’s Expectations for the Action Agenda.”