“Promoting Dialogue and Solutions: What European Legislators Think of Turkey”

Presentation of the Project Report of “Promoting Dialogue and Solutions: What European Legislators Think of Turkey” and the Future of Turkey – EU Relations

Date: November 3, 2015
Time: 10.00-13.00
Place: santralistanbul Campus, Energy  Museum-Control Room

The Project “Promoting Dialogue and Solutions: What European Legislators Think of Turkey” will be presented by the cooperation of İstanbul Bilgi University’s European Institute, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation and Young Friends of Turkey 

TESEV and YFoT have recently concluded their joint project “Promoting Dialogue and Solutions: What European Legislators Think of Turkey” through which a significant number of legislators from a diverse selection of European parliaments were interviewed about their perceptions with regard to Turkey and its accession to the Union. With the objective of advancing dialogue and mutual understanding between Turkey and members of the European Union, this study fills a significant gap in the literature by focusing on the possible discrimination against Turkey’s accession into the EU from the perspective of legislators in member states and their decision making patterns.

In addition to the presentation of the project report, the event will also include an evaluation of the recent developments and future of EU-Turkey relations by Murat Yetkin, Prof. Ayhan Kaya and Assoc. Prof. Senem Aydın Düzgit.

For participation, please send an e-mail to Aylin Uzun at aylin.uzun@tesev.org.tr . 

PROGRAM:

10.00-10.15       Opening Remarks 
Prof. Aydın Uğur (Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, İstanbul Bilgi University / Chairman of the Board, TESEV)

10.15-10.45       Turkey-EU Relations in light of Recent Political Developments
Murat Yetkin (Editor-in-chief of Hürriyet Daily News)

10.45-11.15       The Past, Present and Future of EU-Turkey Relations
Prof. Ayhan Kaya (Director of the European Institute, Department of International Relations İstanbul Bilgi University)
Assoc. Prof. Senem Aydın Düzgit  (Department of International Relations, İstanbul Bilgi University)

11.15-12.00       Presentation of the Project Report 
Zerrin Cengiz (TESEV)
Samuel Doveri Vesterbye (Young Friends of Turkey)

12.00-12.30       Q&R / Discussion

12.30-12.45       Closing Remarks