We Celebrated Europe Day

The Turkey-European Union Association also known as the European Movement-Turkey celebrated Europe Day on May 9, 2017 at the Taksim, Divan Hotel. The meeting consisted of two sessions where 40 students and 8 moderators were present. The students were from Bahcesehir, Bilgi, Galatasaray, Istanbul, Marmara and Okan Universities. In the morning session four tables were formed each discussing a specific subject related to Turkey-EU  relations. Table 1’s topic was judiciary and fundamental rights, table 2’s justice, freedom and security, table 3 ‘s topic was customs union agreement and Turkey-EU economic ties, and finally table 4 discussed migration. During lunch hour we had a guest speaker; Associate Professor Sefer Yılmaz from the Ministry of EU affairs who spoke about the Future of Turkey – EU Relations. Representatives of the Turkish media, Meral Tamer, Osman Ulagay, Taha Akyol, Sami Kohen and Selin Nasi were also present. The afternoon session consisted of a “world café” event where students sitted at eight different tables held discussions on what awaited Turkey in relation to the topics discussed in the morning. A final report will result and will be put on our website.