The project "Revitalizing Turkey-EU/Germany Relations" aims to contribute to the revitalization of the Turkey-EU/Germany relationship through two complementary courses of action.
The first pillar of the project, with its particular focus on publications, aims to create a knowledge base in order to intensify cooperation and practical policy making in two key policy areas between the two sides, namely the refugee crisis and the upgrading of the Customs Union agreement.
The second pillar of the project focuses on networking events and established a Track II diplomacy working group. The group's aim is to create a platform by bringing together academics, professionals, and public servants from Turkish, German, and European institutions to feed into the debate on the future of Turkey-EU/Germany relations and work collectively on revitalizing relations. The first meeting took place in Istanbul. Given the trilateral partnership of the Initiative, high-level meetings were held in Berlin and Brussels over the course of 2018.
Track II Diplomacy Working Group III
The final meeting of the Track II diplomacy working group, under the scope of the project "Revitalizing Turkey-EU/Germany Relations," funded by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative, took place on December 14, 2018, in the European Parliament, Brussels. The meeting was held with the participation of IPC Senior Scholar and Research and Academic Affairs Coordinator Senem Aydın-Düzgit, 2017/18 Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Atila Eralp, and Sabancı University Faculty Member Meltem Müftüler-Baç.
Track II Diplomacy Working Group II
Under the scope of the project "Revitalizing Turkey-EU/Germany Relations" funded by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative, the second meeting of the Track II diplomacy working group took place in Mercator Centre Berlin on January 12, 2018, with the participation of IPC Director Fuat Keyman, IPC Senior Scholar and Research and Academic Affairs Coordinator Senem Aydın-Düzgit, 2017/18 Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Atila Eralp, and Sabancı University Faculty Member Meltem Müftüler-Baç.
- Stiftung Mercator
Senem Aydın Düzgit
Senem Aydın-Düzgit is the Director of Istanbul Policy Center and a Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University.
senem.aydinduzgit@sabanciuniv.edu
Fuat Keyman
Fuat Keyman is the Director of the Istanbul Policy Center; Vice President for Institutional Affairs and Social Impact, and Professor of International Relations at Sabancı University. Keyman is a leading political scientist in Turkey and an expert on globalization, democratization, international relations, Turkey – EU relations, Turkish foreign policy, and civil society development.
Meltem Müftüler Baç
Meltem Müftüler-Baç is a Senior Scholar at Istanbul Policy Center, Professor of International Relations and Jean Monnet Chair ad personam at Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.
muftuler@sabanciuniv.edu
Atila Eralp
Atila Eralp is a member of the International Advisory Council of Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initative. He was a Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow at IPC from 2019 to 2023.
atila.eralp@sabanciuniv.edu