COP31 Insights 1: Road to Antalya, Negotiations, Action Agenda, and Global Expectations
The first event in the “COP31 Insights” webinar series, organized as part of preparations for COP31, took place on March 17. Moderated by Ümit Şahin, Climate Change Program Coordinator at Sabancı University–Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), the event featured Andreas Sieber from 350.org, Bengisu Özenç from the Sustainable Economy and Finance Research Association (SEFiA), and Cosima Cassel from E3G as speakers.PDF'ye dönüştür
Countering Insurgency/Terrorism: Severing the Ties Between Non-State Armed Actors & Their Constituency
IPC event “Countering Insurgency/Terrorism: Severing the Ties Between Non-State Armed Actors & Their Constituency” with Efe Tokdemir took place on March 13 at IPC Karaköy.
“What Kind of World? What Kind of Turkey?” with Damla Bayraktar Aksel and Ali Baydarol
Damla Bayraktar Aksel and Ali Baydarol appeared on the episode of our program “What Kind of World? What Kind of Turkey?”—produced in collaboration with Medyascope—titled “Connectivity Without Human Mobility: Turkey-EU Relations and the Political Boundaries of the Middle Corridor.”
Plastocene Talks 3: Green Washing in Plastics - The Recycling Fairy Tale
The Initiative hosted the second meeting of the "Plastocene Talks" seminar series, "Green Washing in Plastics - The Recycling Fairy Tale (Plastikte Yeşil Yıkama - Geri Dönüşüm Masalı)" inititated by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Sedat Gündoğdu. The event was held on March 11 at IPC Karaköy with the participation of Mehveş Evin and moderated by Sedat Gündoğdu.
Report Launch: IPC - Turkey Social Psychological Well-Being Report - 2025
The launch event for the "IPC-Turkey Social Psychological Well-Being Report—2025 (İPM-Türkiye Sosyal Psikolojik Esenlik Raporu—2025)," prepared by Senior Scholars Nebi Sümer and Zafer Yenal, took place on March 10 at IPC Karaköy.
Reading Istanbul in Literature 20 - Istanbul as a Veil of Imagination in the Novel The Clown and His Daughter
IPC organized the event "Reading Istanbul in Literature - Istanbul as a Veil of Imagination in the Novel The Clown and His Daughter (Sinekli Bakkal Romanında Bir Hayal Perdesi Olarak Istanbul)" which featured Esengül Sağlam Cam as speaker and Seval Şahin as moderator on March 10 at IPC Karaköy.
Artificial Intelligence and Society 2: Working Life
IPC hosted the second meeting of the "Artificial Intelligence and Society" seminar series, "Working Life (Çalışma Hayatı)" initiated by IPC Senior Scholar Zeynep Ayata. The event was held on March 9 at IPC Karaköy with the participation of Azer Kılıç and Mehmet Şahin as speakers and Zeynep Ayata as moderator.
Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi
IPC Director Senem Aydın-Düzgit attended the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on 5–7 March 2026, one of the world’s leading forums on geopolitics and geoeconomics.
“What Kind of World? What Kind of Turkey?” with Resul Serdar Ataş and Salih Bıçakcı
Resul Serdar Ataş and Salih Bıçakcı appeared on the episode titled “The U.S. and Israel’s Attack on Iran and the Future of the Middle East” of our program “What Kind of World? What Kind of Turkey?”, which we produced in collaboration with Medyascope.
Waste, Climate and Environmental Justice at COP31: What's at Stake?
The Initiative, in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), organized a closed roundtable discussion initiated by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Sedat Gündoğdu titled "Waste, Climate and Environmental Justice at COP31: What’s at Stake?" on February 27 at IPC Karaköy.
"Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" with Çiğdem Nas and Ali Baydarol
Çiğdem Nas and Ali Baydarol were hosted at the "Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" program titled ““Turkey's Automotive Supply Chain and Challenges” organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
Brown Bag Seminar:The Energy Transition in Germany: Outlook for 2026
The eighth Brown Bag Seminar organized by the Initiative featured a presentation by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Moritz Zackariat titled "The Energy Transition in Germany: Outlook for 2026" on February 25 at IPC Karaköy.