Grecia e Turchia, un convegno a Istanbul

Per chi è nei paraggi, segnalo questo importante convegno la prossima settimana all’università Bahçeşehir – posto suggestivo, in riva al Bosforo – sui rapporti tra Grecia e Turchia e sui loro progetti politici ed economici – comuni o in competizione – nei Balcani e in Medio oriente. Questo è il programma, seguirà report.

New Directions for Turkish-Greek Engagement in the Middle East and Balkans
27-29 September, 2011
Bahçeşehir University
Çırağan Caddesi, No. 4
Beşiktaş, Istanbul

Tuesday, 27 September
Venue: Akademik Cafe (terrace restaurant in A Blok) 1700-1930
Roundtable: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead: How to Move the Turkish-Greek Agenda Forward?
Speakers: Dimitris KERIDIS (University of Macedonia); Alex RONDOS (Advisor,Greek Prime Ministry); Umut OZKIRIMLI (Bilgi&Lund Universities); Fuat KEYMAN
(IPM); Osman KAVALA (Kavala Holding)
Chair: Kalypso NICOLAÏDIS (SEESOX)

Wednesday, 28 September
Venue: D Konferans Salonu (B Blok)
900-1100
Panel I: Turkish-Greek Dynamics in the Middle East and Israel
Speakers: Şaban KARDAŞ (TOBB University); Sotiris ROUSSOS (University of Peleponnese): Ebru Canan SOKULLU (Bahçeşehir University); Karabekir
AKKOYUNLU (LSE)
Chair: Nora Fisher Onar (Bahçeşehir University/SEESOX)

1115-1315
Panel II: Transitions: Implications of the Arab revolutions
Speakers: Reem ABOU-EL-FADL (St. Peter’s, Oxford); Alex RONDOS (Advisor, Greek Prime Ministry); Kerem ÖKTEM (SEESOX); Joshua Walker (GMF)
Chair: Sabri SAYARI (Bahçeşehir University)

1445-1645
Panel III: Turkish-Greek Dynamics in the Balkans
Speakers: Bulent ARAS (Turkish MFA); Dimitrios TRIANTAPHYLLOU (Kadır Has University); Othon ANASTASAKIS (SEESOX); Dimitar BECHEV (ECFR)
Chair: Ayșe KADIOĞLU (Sabancı University)

1700-1900
Panel IV: New Political Economy of Southeast Europe
Speakers: Çaglar KEYDER (Bosphoros University); Mert BİLGİN (Bahçeşehir University); Antonis KAMARAS (Mayor’s Office, Thessaloniki)
Chair: Taner BERKSOY (Bahçeşehir University)

Thursday, 29 September
Venue: D Konferans Salonu (B Blok)
900-1100
Panel V: Turkey and Greece as Gateways to Europe – the Case of Migration
Speakers: Sema ERDER (Bahçeşehir University); Despina SYRRI (Navarino Network, Thessaloniki); Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS (University of Macedonia)
Chair: Atila ERALP (Middle East Technical University)

1115-1315
Panel VI: Stalemate in Cyprus?
Niyazi KIZILYÜREK (Cyprus University); Harry TZIMITRAS (BILGI); Hugh POPE (ICG); Contantinos FILIS (Panteion University)
CHAIR: Cengiz AKTAR (Bahçeşehir University)

1445-1645
ECFR Report: What Does Turkey Think?
Speakers: Hakan ALTINAY (Brookings), Şahin ALPAY (Bahçeşehir University); Gerald KNAUS (ESI); Mehmet KARLI (SEESOX/Galatasaray University)
CHAIR: Dimitar BECHEV (ECFR)