9 Mayıs Avrupa Günü’nü Kutluyoruz

By Etkinlikler

9 MAYIS AVRUPA GÜNÜ PANELİ:

ÇALKANTILI DÜNYADA AVRUPA’NIN GELECEĞİ VE TÜRKİYE

9 Mayıs 2019 Perşembe, 13.00-16.00

TOBB Plaza Konferans Salonu, Levent, İstanbul

Türkiye-AB Derneği (TURABDER) ve İktisadi Kalkınma Vakfı 9 Mayıs Avrupa Günü’nü beraber kutluyor. Avrupa’nın geleceği ve Türkiye ile ilişkileri başlıklı panelimizde, Avrupa Parlamentosu seçimleri öncesinde yükselen popülizm ile Avrupa’nın geleceği konusunda kaygılar, genişleme konusunda hakim olan suskunluğa karşın iki tarafın da zedelemek istemediği ekonomik ilişkiler ve önümüzdeki yıllarda da günlük hayatımızı etkilemeye devam edecek olan göç krizi ele alınacak. 9 Mayıs 2019 Perşembe Avrupa Günü’nde saat 13:30- 16:00 arası beraber olalım.

13.00-13.30 ​​Kayıt ve ikram

13:30 ​​​Açılış Konuşmaları: ​

Prof. Dr. Gül GÜNVER TURAN, TURABDER Başkanı

Ayhan ZEYTİNOĞLU, İKV Başkanı

13:50 ​​​Panel

Moderatör:  Doç. Dr. Zeynep ALEMDAR, TURABDER,  Okan Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü Başkanı

Doç. Dr. Çiğdem NAS, İKV Genel Sekreteri, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi

Prof. Dr. Sanem BAYKAL, Ankara Üniversitesi

Doç. Dr. Deniz ŞENOL SERT, TURABDER, Özyeğin Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü

Sezin ÖNEY, Gazeteci

15.30-16.00 ​​Soru cevap

Kayıt için: Zuhal Yılmaz, İKV, Tel: 0212 2709300

Romanya AB Konseyi Dönem Başkanlığı’nı devraldı

By Haberler

Romanya, altı ay boyunca yürüteceği Avrupa Birliği (AB) Konseyi Dönem Başkanlığı’nı Avusturya’dan devraldı.

AB Konseyi Dönem Başkanlığı’nı 30 Haziran’a kadar ilk defa üstlenecek olan Romanyaiçin İngiltere‘nin birlikten ayrılması (Brexit), Batı Balkanların AB’ye entegrasyonu ve Avrupa Parlamentosu seçimlerinin öncelikli konular arasında yer alması bekleniyor.

Romanya‘nın bu süreçte aynı zamanda göç, bütçe süreci, tarım politikasının reformu ve savunma ile güvenlik politikalarına yoğunlaşması öngörülüyor.

Romanya Başbakanı Viorica Dancila, “Avrupa’nın ortak değeri olarak bağlılık” temasıyla dönem başkanlığını üstlenen ülkesinin “birbirine bağlı, güvenli, ortak değerlere sahip ve küresel güçte bir Avrupa” için çalışacağını kaydetti.

Kaynak : https://www.cnnturk.com/dunya/romanya-ab-konseyi-donem-baskanligini-devraldi

Differing Visions for Turkey-EU Engagement

By Türkiye-AB ilişkileri

The Turkish Policy Quarterly (TPQ) organized a roundtable on Turkey-EU Relations which took  place on Tuesday, October 9th at the Netherlands Consulate at the Palais de Hollande. The topics of the panel moderated by TURABDER’s president included key issues on the agenda: visa exemption for Turkish citizens, updating the Customs Union, security cooperation, and maintaining a constructive dialogue on Turkey’s reform agenda. The program was as follows and the moderator’s opening speech

The Moderator, Gül Günver Turan’s  (President, Turkey-European Union Association) opening speech was as follows: 

We live in difficult times and this is true not only for Turkey, but also the EU.

Fretting about fragmentation within the EU with its north moving away from its south,

Discussing how Eastern member of the EU feel  left out, critizizing  their being considered as second class members by core members of the EU,

The isolation felt by applicant countries who have no hope for full membership until 2025 or maybe even at a later date,

Fears about outside powers such as China, Russia trying to penetrate even divide the EU

fill the EU agenda.

We hear leaders, pro european ngos say :   “We have to  fight for a more united Europe. We need to fight for an open and tolerant society”,

Our next European elections in 2019 are important and we have to vote for more unity and not divisions”.

We also hear about dangers facing democracy and this not only in emerging and developing countries but in developed ones too  .

We see across Europe  nationalist and far right parties having  made significant electoral gains, with some having taken office while others have become  the major opposition.

We see  centrist parties who to retain their power have seen themselves forced to adjust to the demands of extreme rightists.

Fear of globalisation, fear of dilution of national identity, having to live through  financial crises and facing migrant crises have exacerbated these tendencies.

And when a tempest of this size hits Europe the deluge reaches its neighbours in greater proportions, at greater speed . A different multiplier and accelerator enters the game.

The title of to-day’s panel is Differing views on Turkey EU engagement.

Will these views be differing or complementary was my first reaction to the title? We shall probably know more after the presentations.

I was also surprised by  the last part of the title “Turkey – EU engagement. Engagement? Should our relations just be labelled as an engagement. Have we accepted to be seen outside the accession process? Are we now going to talk only about Turkey- EU engagement on economic, and security issues which might  bring a common understanding on only  a small number of contentious issues?

Will our relations with the EU remain merely transactional? Will focusing only on narrowly defined issues such as migration and security benefit us all more or less?

All these questions to which I find no satisfactory answers and for which I yearn, long, crave to find answers.

I will not dwell any further I will leave the floor first  to Mr. Ayhan zeytinoğlu, Chairman of the Economic development Foundation  who will be discussing upgrading, modernizing  if ever possible  the customs union agreement. “Ayhan Zeytinoğlu has been the Chairman of the Economic Development Foundation (IKV) since 2015. He is also the Vice-President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and the President of the Kocaeli Chamber of Industry since 2009. Additionally, he is a member of the General Council of the World Chambers Federation. Currently, he is writing his Ph.D. thesis on agricultural policy and Turkey’s integration to the EU at the Marmara University European Studies Institute. Ayhan Zeytinoğlu is also the General Director of Zeytinoğlu Feed & Pet Food  Inc., Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Autoport Terminal Operators, and General Coordinator of Zeytinoglu Maritime.Following his undergraduate education in London, Ayhan Zeytinoğlu graduated from the University of Indiana in 1980. He holds a master’s degree in International Finance from Butler University”

Our second speaker is  Dr. Zümrüt İmamoğlu who  will discuss another  hot and difficult topic: The potential implications of the Turkish economy’s volatility for bilateral relations with the EU  .  Hot because it affects the daily operations of firms and daily life of citizens, and difficult since the volatility has to be explained by the political volatility of the decision makers. “Dr. Zümrüt İmamoğlu has been serving as Chief Economist of TUSIAD since June 2015. Prior to TÜSİAD, she was a Research Associate at Bahçeşehir University Economic and Social Research Center (Betam). She has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Bahçeşehir University and Kadir Has University. Her main areas of research are Macroeconomics and International Economics. Besides her academic work, she has contributed to policy notes and reports for both the private sector and public sector policy-makers. She has been a commentator at various media platforms such as BloombergHT and CNBC-e.Dr. Zümrüt İmamoğlu graduated from Istanbul Technical University in 2000 and received her master’s degree in Economics from Boğaziçi University in 2002. She completed her Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 2010.

Our third speaker is Dr. Metin Gürcan a researcher at the Istanbul, Policy center…….His topic  is “Security Cooperation dynamics between Turkey and the EU

“Dr. Metin Gürcan, joined the Turkish Special Forces in 2000 and served in Southeast of Turkey, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, and northern Iraq as the team commander/military adviser/liaison officer until 2008. Between 2010 and 2014, Gürcan worked as an analyst officer in the Turkish General Staff. After resigning from the military in 2015. In 2014, Gürcan was a visiting research fellow at Changing Character of War (CCW) Program of Oxford University. He has been published extensively in Turkish and foreign academic journals such as Turkish Studies, Small Wars Journal, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, Perceptions, and is the author of two books: The Gallipoli Campaign: The Turkish Perspective and What Went Wrong in Afghanistan? Understanding Counter-insurgency in Tribalized Rural Muslim Environments. Gürcan is a columnist for Washington-based Al-Monitor and a regular contributor of Turkish T24 News Agency. Dr. Metin Gürcan graduated from the Turkish War Academy in 1998 and obtained his master’s degree in Security Studies from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 2010. He completed his Ph.D. at Bilkent University in 2016”Collaboration of the EU and Turkey on foreign policy issues, collaboration within Pesco and the  EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), are other dimensions of working-level engagement. If Turkey could be  viewed as an instrumental partner in foreign policy it might also slow down Turkey moving away from the West.

Our last speaker is Samuel Vesterbye

“Samuel Doveri Vesterbye is the Managing Director of the European Neighborhood Council (ENC) with a specialty in Turkey and the Middle East. He oversees ENC research projects and events, including Academic Council Members and regional research coordination. He has worked with EU projects related to foreign affairs and research on Turkey since 2012 through partnerships and cooperation with the European Parliament, business associations, the European External Action Service and various international think tanks. Previously, he was a journalist in Turkey and Belgium covering Foreign Affairs, Energy and the Middle East. He graduated in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Security Studies with a focus on inter-regional trade and security from the University of St Andrews.”

Mr. Vesterbyewho will be talking about The EU Member States’ current perceptions towards Turkey’s access process, and in the absence of progress on that front, the avenues of engagement that exist between Ankara and Brussels. Quite a controversial subject  especially if we consider  the data of   a  recent Survey recently made by Optimar in 26 provinces of Turkey with 1787 participants on August30-Sep 1 which led our President to talk about a referendum on the issue of membership to the EU

Bir Toplantıya başlarken söylenen

By Dış İlişkiler

Özyeğin Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümünün düzenlediği panelde moderatörlük yapan Prof. Gül Günver Turan’ın açılış konuşması:

TÜRKİYE AB İLİŞKİLERİ : YENİ REALİTELER

2018 başında Dünya Ekonomik Forumu 2017 Global Shapers Anketine dayanarak dünyadaki en kritik 10 sorununu sıralamış. Bunlar

İklim değişikliği,

Geçmişten farklı tipte küçük ölçekli savaşlar, ülke içlerinde ise büyük ölçekli çatışmalar

Gelir eşitsizliği

Yoksulluk

Dini Çatışmalar

Kamu hesap verilebilirliği, şeffaflık yokluğu

Yiyecek ve su güvenliği sorunu

Eğitim eksikliği

Güvenlik sorunları, terörizm

Ekonomik fırsat eksikliği ve işsizlik

Bunlara 2018 de bir yenisini de ekleyebiliriz : Ticaret savaşları. ABD, Çin  ve Avrupa arasında yaşanmaya başlanan ticaret anlaşmazlıkları ve bunların gelişmekte olan ülkelere yansımaları.

Meseleye Avrupa Birliği açısından alırsak karşılaşılan sorunların AB nin birliğini tehdit ettikleri düşünülebilir. Zira

Güney AB ülkelerinde yaşanan euro borç krizi süregidiyor

Savaş ve yoksulluktan kaçan binlerce insan Avrupa kapılarında hala bekliyor ya da oraya sızabilmiş vaziyetteler

AB ülkelerinde giderek güçlenen sağcı ve popülist dalganın durdurulamayacağı ve demokrasinin temel ilkelerini giderek tehdit edeceği korkusu yaşanıyor (Bakınız aşağıdaki haritaya)

Özyeğin Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümünün düzenlediği Türkiye AB İlişkileri adlı panelde yapılan açılış konuşması

Brexitin 12 Aralık tarihinde gerçekleşmesi halinde bir domino etkisiyle başka ülkelere de sirayet edebileceği düşünülüyor.

Batı Balkanların AB ye üyeliklerinin  geri bir tarihe atılmış olması, Çin ve Rusya’nın bu bölgeyi etkisi altına almaya devam etmesi yeni korkular yaratıyor

Vizigrad ülkeleri, Bulgaristan ve Romanya ikinci sınıf üye olarak görülmekten şikayetçi.

Anlaşılacağı üzere  AB de dünyanın tamamında olduğu gibi kritik bir devrededir. Bizi bugün ilgilendiren AB nin çalkalanan bir dünyada istikrar alanı olarak kalıp kalamayacağı sorusudur.

İşte bugün bizler, 4 kadınlı bu panelde bu karmaşık ortama Türkiye kartını  katmaya çalışacağız. Kendine has iç ve dış sorunları olan Türkiye’mizin kendi sorunlarına da çözüm bulamamış AB ile olan ilişkilerini irdelemeye çalışacağız. Bugün AB ile olan  ilişkilerimizin içeriğine bakıldığında iki konunun ağırlıkta olduğunu görüyoruz. Biri tamamen iktisadi : gümrük birliğinin yenilenmesi ve vize sorunu , diğeri ise hem sosyal, hem siyasi hem de iktisadi yönleri olan göç, mülteci meselesi.

TEPAV’dan Nilgün Arısan Eralp Gümrük birliği ve vize meselesini ele alacak , Özyeğin Üniversitesinden Deniz Şenol Sert göç meselesini irdeleyecek. Son olarak ta Sabancı Üniversitesinden Senem Aydın Düzgit gerek Türkiye’deki gerek  Avrupa Birliğindeki  güncel şartlar altında  Türkiye için tam üyelik öngörülebilir mi, gelecekte neler olabilir sorularının yanıdını bulmaya çalışacak.

Vizyon Arayışındaki Avrupa Birliği

By Etkinlikler

Uluslararası İşbirliği Platformunun 26-28 Kasım 2018 tarihleri arasında düzenlediği zirvenin ana teması Barışın Sürdürülmesi ve Herkes  için Kalkınma ve alt başlıkları  Herkes için Kalkınmaya Küresel Tehdit: Ticaret Savaşları ve Yön Arayan Dünyada Sürdürülebilir Geleceğin Kodları. Zirvedeki panellerden biri ise Vizyon Arayışındaki AB  olmuştur. Zirve toplantısının programını https://www.bogazicizirvesi.org/files/9.BZ_Program_Tr-26112018-v1.1.pdf adresinde bulacaksınız. Turabder başkanının düzenlediği ve yönettiği panel ile ilgili bilgiler ise aşağıdadır.

VİZYON ARAYIŞINDAKİ AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ ( 27 Kasım 2018, 14:00 – 15:00) (SALON B)

Açılış Konuşmaları:

Büyükelçi Faruk KAYMAKCI, Dışişleri Bakan Yardımcısı ve AB Başkanı, Dışişleri Bakanlığı, Türkiye

Büyükelçi George Ciamba, AB İşleri Bakanı, Romanya

Moderatör: Prof. Dr. Gül Günver Turan, Başkan, TURABDER, Türkiye

Konuşmacılar:

Prof. Dr. Sanem Baykal, Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi , Türkiye

Metin Gürcan, Eş Kurucu, Episteme, Türkiye

Nilgün Arısan Eralp, Merkez Direktörü, TEPAV, Türkiye

Nora Neuteboom, Ekonomist, ABN AMRO Grup Ekonomisi, Hollanda

Genel Kurul Toplantısı ( 9 Kasım 2018, Viyana)

By Etkinlikler

Once a year, member organisations of the European Movement International network gather for our Federal Assembly to discuss the state of the organisations, debate the big issues that face Europe, as well as set a course for the organisation to follow in the year ahead.

This year, the Federal Assembly will take place on 9 November in Vienna and it is co-hosted by the EM International and the EM Austria.

All member organisation have the right to be represented by their leadership (or appointed delegates). The EM International Board also meets at the margins of the FA, as do the Political Committees.

 

Roma’daki toplantının Bildirisi 28 Ekim 2016

By Diğer

Communiqué du séminaire à Rome 27 & 28 octobre 2016 Il faut agir ensemble pour développer les régions rurales du Sud et du Nord Méditerranée La Fondation du Dialogue Sud-Nord Méditerranée, présidée par M. NOTHOMB, Ministre d’Etat de la Belgique, en partenariat avec la Bibliothèque d’Alexandrie, réunit depuis 2006 tous les trois ans, sur un pied de stricte égalité, des acteurs de la société civile et des acteurs publics des deux rives de la Méditerranée. Au congrès de Milan en Octobre 2015, les participants, avec le GFAR-Global Forum for Agricultural Research et YPARDYoung Professionals for Agricultural Development, deux réseaux appuyés par la FAO, ont discuté du développement des régions rurales du Sud et du Nord, une priorité absolue pour éviter que les déséquilibres entre Sud et Nord ne s’aggravent et amplifient davantage les flux migratoires. En 2015, il avait été convenu de se rencontrer en 2016 pour faire le point des évolutions, notamment depuis la nouvelle politique de voisinage de l’Union européenne. Les 27 et 28 octobre 2016 les participants se sont, comme convenu, réunis à Rome pour discuter de l’évolution et préparer le prochain congrès de la Fondation en 2018. Les discussions ont souligné l’importance de la vie associative et de la capacité et l’autonomie des autorités régionales et locales, éminemment nécessaires pour dénouer les problèmes de développement dans les zones rurales. Une bonne coordination entre les stratégies « bottom up » et « top down » est indispensable pour assurer une évolution positive. Des perspectives doivent être offertes aux jeunes et à la situation des femmes dans les zones rurales. Certaines initiatives des acteurs du Nord, tel que l’ agritourisme, la culture hydroponique, commencent à être reproduites dans le Sud. Un bon accompagnement est indispensable. D’autres programmes prometteurs sont aussi mis en place dans plusieurs pays du Sud. La formation professionnelle, l’accompagnement sur le terrain par la société civile et un véritable partenariat entre pouvoirs publics et société civile sont indispensables pour offrir un avenir pour les zones rurales et par cela contribuer à infléchir les flux migratoires. Les défis sont énormes (changement climatique, pénuries d’eau, croissance démographique,…). Il faut donc créer des opportunités pour les jeunes souvent découragés. Les réseaux sociaux devraient aussi contribuer à rendre l’environnement rural plus attrayant. Les participants se sont largement accordés sur la nécessité impérative d’intensifier la coopération entre les deux rives. Des efforts sont faits, certains progrès sont déjà visibles mais encore insuffisants au regard des multiples défis. Ils appellent pour cela d’une part à une intensification du dialogue positif entre tous les acteurs des deux rives et d’autre part à un effort financier accru, en particulier dans le cadre de la politique de voisinage de l’Union européenne. Ils estiment qu’un accroissement significatif des investissements dans les régions rurales du Sud et du Nord de la Méditerranée, y compris dans l’éducation et la formation, aurait un impact positif sur l’emploi des jeunes et le statut des femmes. Les participants appellent l’Union pour la Méditerranée à un dialogue continu avec la Fondation. Seule une bonne coordination entre les différents acteurs et un appui financier soutenu de l’Union européenne et des Etats du Nord et du Sud et une coopération entre régions pourront contribuer à améliorer la situation économique et sociale dans les régions rurales du Sud méditerranéen.

Göçmenler İçin Sınırlar-Sınırlamalar.

By Etkinlikler

26-28 Ekim 2018 tarihleri arasında Kartepe Zirvesi organizatörleri Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi öncülüğünde Göç, Mültecilik ve İnsanlık başlıklı  konferanslar, çalıştaylar, özel ve akademik oturumlar düzenlemiştir.Turabder bu panellerden Göçmenler için Sınırlar-Sınırlamalar adlı panelin moderatörlüğünü yapmıştır. Programı  ve videosunu aşağıda bulacaksınız.

GÖÇMENLER İÇİN SINIRLAR – SINIRLAMALAR  (27 Ekim 2018,  10:10 – 11:10 )

Moderatör

Prof. Dr. Gül Günver TURAN Türkiye Avrupa Birliği Derneği

Konuşmacılar

Prof. Dr. Ilias ILIOPOULOS Atina Üniversitesi

Dr. Elizabeth CHALLINOR Minho Üniversitesi Antropoloji Araştırma Merkezi (CRIA)

Eric TRINKA Amerika Katolik Üniversitesi

Panelin videosu :  https://youtu.be/NFiA4_zregg or IFrame

“Türkiye-AB Katılımı için Farklı Vizyonlar”

By Etkinlikler

TPQ Roundtable: “Differing Visions for Turkey-EU Engagement”

Location: Netherlands Consulate at the Palais de Hollande, Istanbul

Date:  9 October 2018

OVERVIEW

In conjunction with the Spring 2018 Issue of Turkish Policy Quarterly (TPQ) on “Differing Visions for Turkey-EU engagement,” TPQ is holding an in-depth discussion on the prospect of a reset between Brussels and Ankara and the conditions that need to be met. Discussion topics will include key issues on the agenda: visa exemption for Turkish citizens, updating the Customs Union, security cooperation, and maintaining a constructive dialogue on Turkey’s reform agenda. This roundtable will be hosted by the Netherlands Consulate at the Palais de Hollande in Istanbul.

PROGRAM

5:00-5:30pm – Registration

5:30-5:40pm – Opening Remarks

5:40-7:00pm – Panel Presentation

7:00-7:30pm – Open Discussion and Q&A

Marjanne de Kwaasteniet, Newly Appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Turkey

Moderator:

Gül Günver Turan, President, Turkey-European Union Association

Speakers:

Metin Gürcan, Researcher, Istanbul Policy Center

Zümrüt İmamoğlu, Chief Economist, TÜSİAD

Ayhan Zeytinoğlu, President, Economic Development Foundation

Samuel Vesterbye, Managing Director of the European Neighbourhood Council (ENC)

The roundtable discussion will be held in English. After brief presentations by the panelists, the 50-55 participants – including decision makers, opinion leaders, businesspeople, journalists, and academics – will be invited to engage in a lively discussion. A press bulletin will be released following the meeting. The event will be recorded on video, which will be uploaded to TPQ’s website and YouTube channel. A detailed analysis of the roundtable discussion will also be published in an upcoming issue of TPQ. Since 2002, TPQ has held 35 roundtable discussions. Information from our previous roundtables can be found at: http://turkishpolicy.com/events Media coverage of past roundtables of TPQ events can be accessed at: http://turkishpolicy.com/tpq-in-the-media

“Differing Visions for Turkey-EU Engagement”

By Etkinlikler

TPQ Roundtable: “Differing Visions for Turkey-EU Engagement”

Location: Netherlands Consulate at the Palais de Hollande, Istanbul

Date:  9 October 2018

OVERVIEW

In conjunction with the Spring 2018 Issue of Turkish Policy Quarterly (TPQ) on “Differing Visions for Turkey-EU engagement,” TPQ is holding an in-depth discussion on the prospect of a reset between Brussels and Ankara and the conditions that need to be met. Discussion topics will include key issues on the agenda: visa exemption for Turkish citizens, updating the Customs Union, security cooperation, and maintaining a constructive dialogue on Turkey’s reform agenda. This roundtable will be hosted by the Netherlands Consulate at the Palais de Hollande in Istanbul.

PROGRAM

5:00-5:30pm – Registration

5:30-5:40pm – Opening Remarks

5:40-7:00pm – Panel Presentation

7:00-7:30pm – Open Discussion and Q&A

Marjanne de Kwaasteniet, Newly Appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Turkey

Moderator:

Gül Günver Turan, President, Turkey-European Union Association

Speakers:

Metin Gürcan, Researcher, Istanbul Policy Center

Zümrüt İmamoğlu, Chief Economist, TÜSİAD

Ayhan Zeytinoğlu, President, Economic Development Foundation

Samuel Vesterbye, Managing Director of the European Neighbourhood Council (ENC)

The roundtable discussion will be held in English. After brief presentations by the panelists, the 50-55 participants – including decision makers, opinion leaders, businesspeople, journalists, and academics – will be invited to engage in a lively discussion. A press bulletin will be released following the meeting. The event will be recorded on video, which will be uploaded to TPQ’s website and YouTube channel. A detailed analysis of the roundtable discussion will also be published in an upcoming issue of TPQ. Since 2002, TPQ has held 35 roundtable discussions. Information from our previous roundtables can be found at: http://turkishpolicy.com/events Media coverage of past roundtables of TPQ events can be accessed at: http://turkishpolicy.com/tpq-in-the-media