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Diplomats from the MFA of the Republic of Indonesia Visit GPoT Center

EU-Turkey Relations and the Denmark Presidency

Turkey - Armenia Journalism Award Ceremony

Book Launch: Turkish-Israeli Relations (1949-2010)

20-years of Visegrad Four Cooperation: Implications for EU Enlargement

FEATURED: Public Writing and Analysis Training

Narod Maraşlıyan from GPoT Center attended the three-day Public Writing and Analysis Training on January 26-28, 2012. Part of the "Support to Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement" project, the event was organized by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) and the Yerevan-based International Center for Human Development (ICHD) with the support of USAID.

26.-28.1.2012 | Istanbul

Istanbul Screening of Turkey-Armenia Short Documentaries

GPoT Center organized the screening of a selection of films made by Turkish and Armenian students in their neighboring countries at Istanbul Kültür University on December 23, 2011.

23 Dec 2011 | Istanbul

The 11th Round of the Heybeliada Talks

GPoT Center organized the 11th Round of the Heybeliada Talks with the support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation on the 17th of December, 2011.

17 Dec 2011 | Nicosia

Emerging Security Challenges: What Role for NATO?

It has been a great pleasure for GPoT Center to host Dr. Knut Kirste, a senior officer from NATO’s Public Policy Divison on December 15, 2011 at a roundtable meeting on the topic of “Emerging Security Challenges: What role for NATO?”.

15 Dec 2011 | Istanbul

Turkish Journalists in Armenia

GPoT Center in collaboration with Internews Armenia brought 4 Turkish journalists to Yerevan between November 20-24, 2011. The journalism exchange was part of "Dialogue-Building Between Turkey and Armenia" Project.

20.-24.11.2011 | Yerevan

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Armenia - Turkey Policy and Media Discussions

GPoT Center in collaboration with the Yerevan Press Club and Eurasia Partnership Foundation organized a 3-day long roundtable meeting with the participation of about 30 prominent Turkish and Armenian experts, academics, and journalists on the island of Heybeliada in Istanbul. The event took place between July 11-13, 2011.

July 11-13, 2011 | Istanbul

Turkish-Israeli Relations (1949-2010)

by Alon Liel & Can Yirik

The Album, entitled Turkish-Israeli Relations, depicts six decades of diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the Republic of Turkey by historical pictures which gathers the most important and many unpublished pictures together, from the days of the first contacts between the Zionist leaders and the Turkish authorities to the present.

This unique study, which divides the bilateral relations into four different chapters, enables the reader to assess the Turkish-Israeli relations in their historical context.

The book can be ordered online or by telephone. Tel: (+90) 212.498.44.76

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The Perception of Turkey in the Middle East

The Perception of Turkey in the Middle East, a research conducted by Mensur Akgün and Sabiha Senyücel Gündoğar and published by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), was launched on February 2, 2012.

Public Writing and Analysis Training

Global Movement of Moderates

Dr. Mensur Akgün and Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki from GPoT Center attended the “Global Movement of Moderates” Conference, organized in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on January 17-19, 2012. The theme of the Conference was “In Pursuit of an Enduring and Just Peace.” The attendants of the Conference varied from top echelons of the Government to academia, civil society and media.

Instead of Farewell / Denktaş No More | Veda Yerine / Denktaş Artık Yok

The second piece in our Op-Ed series is devoted to the figure of the former President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Denktaş, who passed away on January 13, 2012. The Op-Ed features two articles. The first one is entitled "Instead of Farewell / Veda Yerine" and is from the pen of Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki. The second one entitled "Denktaş No More / Denktaş Artık Yok" is written by Dr. Mensur Akgün.

Book by Rauf Denktaş and Michael Moran

In June 2009, GPoT Center published a book by the former Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktaş and Professor Michael Moran. The publication entitled “Cyprus: Unity and Difference” is a collection of letters exchanged between President Denktaş and Professor Moran.

Op-Ed Series: Looking Ahead: Turkish Foreign Policy at the Start of 2012

GPoT Center introduces its Op-Ed Series on current topics in international relations with a piece written by GPoT Center Director, Dr. Mensur Akgün, entitled "Looking Ahead: Turkish Foreign Policy at the Start of 2012".