From 26 – 28 April 2012, Dr. Mensur Akgün attended the workshop entitled Governance for a Changing World that was organized by the The Hague Institute for Global Justice (THIGJ), in close cooperation with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Netherlands Institute for International Relations ‘Clingendael’.
Topic: Other , 28.04.2012 - HagueGPoT Center together with other eight international partner institutes co-organized the "Smart Defense: Can a Lean NATO Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century?" conference hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in Chicago between March 28-30, 2012.
Topic: Other , 29.03.2012 - ChicagoThe legacy of the February 28th coup reinforces calls for a new civilian constitution. As controversial coup plot trials like Ergenekon and Sledgehammer continue, Turkey marks the 15th anniversary of the February 28th process. Known as a "post-modern coup" that ultimately brought down the Islamist Welfare Party and True Path Party (Refah-Yol) coalition in 1997, the memorandum handed to the late Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan outlining the army's concerns over the threat to secularism has had a lasting impact on the civil-military relations in the country.
Topic: Turkey , 28.02.2012 - IstanbulAs Turkey marks its 60th anniversary as a member of NATO on February 18th, the importance of the Alliance is as clear as ever, given international and regional security challenges.
Topic: Turkey , 14.02.2012 - IstanbulTurkish and Armenian NGOs and civil society groups continue to pursue "second track diplomacy" to maintain momentum. Following official attempts at rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia in 2008 with so-called "Football diplomacy", civil society groups on both sides of the border began to engage more each other more actively.
Topic: Armenia , 03.02.2012 - IstanbulA final effort is being made to unite the divided island, but many believe that the stalemate will continue. With just months remaining before Cyprus is expected to assume the rotating EU presidency this summer, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made a final effort to bring Turkish Cypriot President Dervish Eroglu and his Greek Cypriot counterpart Dimitris Christofias closer to a solution in a two-day meeting that ended Wednesday (January 25th) at Greentree, near New York City.
Topic: Cyprus , 26.01.2012 - Istanbul2011 did not signal there is a light at the end of Turkey's EU tunnel, and 2012 looks to be even more problematic. As Turkey enters 2012, its EU accession process remains on the brink of paralysis. On the political front there has not been any significant progress, while the eurozone crisis has shifted European and Turkish policy makers' attention away from further expansion and integration.
Topic: Cyprus , 03.01.2012 - IstanbulGPoT Center of Istanbul Kültür University organized a roundtable meeting on November 14, 2011 between 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm, in which Dr. (Col) S.P.S. Bedi, the Executive Director of Chandigarh Business School of India, talked about India’s rise as an emerging power.
Topic: Other , 14.11.2011 - IstanbulDespite the recent downturn in relations, Turkey played an important role in the negotiations to free Gilad Schalit -- the Israeli solider released last week after being held captive by Hamas for nearly five years.
Topic: Israel , 25.10.2011 - IstanbulGöreve geldikten sonra atılan sivilleşme adımlarına verdiği destekle dikkati çeken Genelkurmay Başkanı Org. Necdet Özel, 2007 yılında Yaşar Büyükanıt'ın kaleme aldığı geceyarısı yayınlanan e-muhtırayı internet sitesinden kaldırdı.
Topic: Turkey , 30.08.2011 - AnkaraThe European debate about immigration and integration can be compared to the one in the United States one hundred years ago.
Topic: Other , 05.08.2011 - LundThe simultaneous resignations of Turkey’s top military brass last week indicates that the civilian government may finally have more sway over politics than the top generals, according to analysts and activists.
Topic: Turkey , 05.08.2011 - IstanbulThe apparent resignations come amid a standoff over jailed officers. Symbolically, it’s the end of the period of the military involvement in politics.’ — Asli Aydintasbas, columnist for the daily newspaper Milliyet
Topic: Turkey , 30.07.2011 - IstanbulThe Norwegian mass murderer Andres Behring Brevik has been obsessed with the idea that Europe is undergoing a rapid process of Islamization and changing into a “Eurabia” where Christians and Jews would be forced to live as oppressed minorities and where churches, cathedrals and synagogues are replaced by mosques and minarets.
Topic: Other , 25.07.2011 - LundTurkey’s government still wants a solution for the divided island of Cyprus but sees there won’t be one, says an academic who has long worked for reunification. According to Mensur Akgün, Turkey’s PM wants to give the message that getting 50 percent of the votes will not make him more flexible.
Topic: Cyprus , 22.07.2011 - IstanbulA new government, a new international environment and a new approach from Turkey regarding Cyprus. The Turkish Prime Minister paid his first trip ‘abroad’, to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a country that is recognized only by Turkey. During and before his visit Recep Tayyip Erdogan made strong statements about the future of the island, directing sometimes harsh language at Greek Cypriots for resisting a peace treaty.
Topic: Cyprus , 21.07.2011 - IstanbulGlobal Political Trends Center (GPoT), together with Armenia-based Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) and Yerevan Press Club (YPC) held a three day long conference entitled “Armenia-Turkey Policy and Media Discussions”, and a cultural tour at Istanbul’s Heybeliada (Halki Island) and Istanbul Kültür University between July 11-13, 2011.
Topic: Armenia , 13.07.2011 - IstanbulThe Global Political Trends Center (GPoT) of Istanbul Kültür University together with the Eurasia Partnership Foundation and the Yerevan Press Club and funding from USAID, held the Annual Journalism Award Ceremony on July 7, 2011 in the Consulate General of Belgium in Istanbul.
Topic: Armenia , 11.07.2011 - IstanbulMilliyet columnist Kadri Gürsel received the first Turkish-Armenian Journalism Award given by the Eurasia Partnership Foundation, Global Political Trends Center of Kültür University and Yerevan Press Club on Thursday.
Topic: Armenia , 08.07.2011 - IstanbulThe relations between Israel and Turkey have been established in 1949 and have permanently followed an inconsistent pattern since then. It has been affected by the wars, interventions, and, further most, by the global tensions.
Topic: Israel , 28.06.2011 - Istanbul
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