The Initiative organized the closed roundtable discussion “The German Islam Conference: Dialogue, Integration, and the Future of Institutional Engagement with Muslim Communities” convened by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Burcu Karakaş on March 31 at IPC Karaköy.

The nineth Brown Bag Seminar organized by the Initiative featured a presentation by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Jacopo Franceschini titled “Cybersecurity and Healthcare in Turkey” on March 25 at IPC Karaköy.

IPC organized the event “From Farm to Table - Food, Culture and Politics Talks: Olives and Biodiversity: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (Tarladan Sofraya: Yemek, Kültür ve Siyaset Söyleşileri - Zeytin ve Biyoçeşitlilik: Dün, Bugün, Yarın),” which was held with the participation of Zeynep Delen and Alen Mevlat as speaker and Zafer Yenal as moderator on March 25 at IPC Karaköy.

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. 

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.

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.

IPC organized a book talk "Stuck: The Subject of Neoliberalism" with Renata Salecl on February 13 at IPC Karaköy.

The Initiative organized the closed roundtable discussion "Migration Research Beyond Academia: Rethinking Engagement with Communities and Civil Society​" convened by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Damla Bayraktar Aksel on February 11 at IPC Karaköy.

IPC hosted the first meeting of the "Artificial Intelligence and Society" seminar series, "Prejudice (Ön Yargı)" initiated by IPC Senior Scholar Zeynep Ayata. The event was held on February 9 at IPC Karaköy with the participation of Hüseyin S. Somuncuoğlu and Yücel Saygın as speakers and Zeynep Ayata as moderator.

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