IPC hosted the first meeting of the "Perspectives on Asia” seminar series, "A Japanese Perspective on Turkish–Japanese Relations (Türk–Japon İlişkilerine Japon Perspektifinden Bir Bakış)" initiated by IPC Senior Scholar Altay Atlı. The event was held on September 23 at IPC Karaköy with the participation of  Prof. Dr. Selçuk Esenbel as speaker and Altay Atlı as moderator.

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Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge (POLIS) Professor of International Relations and Adjunct Faculty Member at Sabancı University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (SSBF), Prof. Dr. Ayşe Zarakol, organized a conference titled “World Politics in the 21st Century in the Shadow of Artificial Intelligence,” which took place on September 17 at IPC Karaköy.

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The Initiative held the Final Evalution Meeting with our 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellows on September 11 at IPC Karaköy. The event featured presentations of reseearch project results by fellows. The presentations were followed by the fellows' evaluations of the program in terms of its objectives, impact, and future direction. A farewell dinner marked the conclusion of the 2025/26  fellowship cohort.

The twelfth Brown Bag Seminar organized by the Initiative featured a presentation by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Damla B.Aksel titled "Policies and Politics of Migration from Germany" on June 17 at IPC Karaköy.

Istanbul Policy Center organized the seminar "The European Union's Maritime Security Strategy and the Eastern Mediterranean: Regional Cooperation and Security Governance" with Giovanni Parente on June 16 at IPC Karaköy.

IPC, together with Chatham House, E3G and ECCO, hosted the side event “From Bonn to Antalya: Accelerating Implementation and Just Transition through the COP31 Presidency" on June 10 in Bonn.

The delegation visited IPC’s Karaköy premises and participated in a discussion on contemporary political developments in Türkiye, Türkiye–EU relations, and regional dynamics. The session was led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan, IPC Senior Scholar and 2013/14 Mercator-IPC Fellow, who shared insights on current developments in Türkiye–EU relations and broader geopolitical trends shaping the region.

The visit provided an opportunity for students and young professionals from Germany to engage directly with experts at IPC and exchange views on the future of Europe, Türkiye’s role in its neighbourhood, and the challenges facing international cooperation in a changing global environment.

The eleventh Brown Bag Seminar organized by the Initiative featured a presentation by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Short-Term Visiting Fellow Dénes Jäger titled "The State of Open Data in Turkey" on May 12 at IPC Karaköy.

The Initiative hosted the fifth meeting of the "Plastocene Talks" seminar series, "What Is Zero Waste? Turkey's Zero Waste Policy (Nedir Bu Sıfır Atık? Türkiye'de SIfır Atık Politikası)," convened by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Sedat Gündoğdu. The event was held on May 12 at IPC Karaköy with the participation of Prof. Dr. Mustafa Öztürk and moderated by Sedat Gündoğdu.

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The panel discussion initiated by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Jacopo Franceschini titled "Digital Sovereignty and Strategic Autonomy in Cyberspace: Perspectives from the EU and Turkey" took place on May 11 at IPC Karaköy.