Center for International and European Studies (CIES)

11/05/2022

Deadline extended until 24 May: Although we have received a number of excellent proposals, we have extended the deadline of this call in order to allow for more joint proposals from interested Greek and Turkish youth, scholars, analysts, journalists and others....

22/11/2021

The first two papers of the Dialog/Διάλογος/Diyalog/Dialogue Paper Series have just been published online.

1. "Avoiding Disaster in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Latent Tension Index for Greek-Turkish Relations" by Giannis Houlis, Selin Siviş and Marius Mehrl

2. "The Missing 50%: Women in Trust-Building, Crisis Diplomacy and Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution in Greece - Turkey Relations" by Yvonni-Stefania Efstathiouand Polen Türkmen

This joint effort by the Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University; the Department of International, European and Area Studies at the Panteion University of Athens, and Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Turkey, is aimed to encourage and support young Turkish and Greek scholars, analysts, journalists and others to develop and write together a research/policy paper which highlights an area of common ground and cooperation between Greece and Turkey.

https://cies.khas.edu.tr/en/dialogdialogosdiyalogdialogue-papers-series

18/10/2021

If you are from Greece or Turkey, aged between the ages of 20 to 40 or thereabouts with an interest in Greek-Turkish relations, foreign policy and security issues, NATO and other related subjects, please to do hesitate to apply to join us in Athens on 24-27 November for the 8th Greek Turkish Young Leaders Symposium (GTYLS) -- the first in person in two years!

The GTYLS is an initiative of the CIES in partnership with the Navarino Network - a policy lab, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Turkey, and with the co-sponsorship of NATO's Public Diplomacy Division.

The Deadline for Applications is Monday, 1 November 2021

To more information on the Symposium, the draft program, and how to apply, please access this web page:
https://www.khas.edu.tr/en/haberler/greek-turkish-young-leaders-symposium-gtyls-security-24-27-november-athens-greece

Participants in previous editions of the GTYLS are also eligible to apply.

13/10/2021

If you are from Greece and Turkey aged between 18 and 40 years old, please consider applying to join us in the novel online "Media Literacy and Disinformation Workshop" for Turkish and Greek Young leaders to be held on 25-27 October between 18:00 and 21:00 each day...The workshop is initiative of the CIES and Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Turkey. It is designed though the collaborative efforts of academics from Kadir Has Üniversitesi, PANTEION UNIVERSITY and Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών - University of Athens, bringing together experts, fact checkers, and media professionals from both countries.

To apply and register as well as have a look at the draft program, please go to: https://www.khas.edu.tr/tr/haberler/media-literacy-and-disinformation-online-workshop-greek-and-turkish-young-leaders

The deadline for applications is Friday, 22 October.

11/10/2021

Our novel online Media Literacy and Disinformation Workshop for Greek and Turkish Young Leaders will be held on 25-27 October....Stay tuned further announcements on how to apply...

The workshop is a joint CIES - Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Turkey initiative organized through the collaborative efforts of academics from Communication and Media Departments from Kadir Has Üniversitesi, PANTEION UNIVERSITY, and the Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών - University of Athens...

16/06/2021

Join us today, Wednesday, 16 June at 14:00 GMT+3 for our second research seminar on the theme Turkey as a partner and a challenge for European security which will be discussed via the presentation of two research papers:
The first by Zenonas Tziarras and Erol Kaymak on "Revisiting the Cyprus Conundrum in EU-Turkey Relations" and the second by
Mitat Celikpala and Constantinos Filis on "Turkey as a European Energy Partner and Challenge for European Security"
All under the able moderation of Kadir Has Üniversitesi Professor Sinem Akgul Acikmese

Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZApd...

This is a joint initiative by the Center for International and European Studies (CIES), Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi (UİK) and Institute of International Relations - ΙΔΙΣ

14/06/2021

The Center for International and European Studies (CIES), Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi (UİK) and the Institute of International Relations - ΙΔΙΣ invite you to the second Research Seminar as part of their joint project on "Turkey as a Partner and a Challenge for European Security". In this second Online Research Seminar, researchers will present the output of their joint thematic papers within the overall theme of Turkey as a Partner and a Challenge for European Security.
The Seminar is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 16 June between 14:00 and 15:30 (GMT+3) on Zoom.
In particular, the papers to be presented and their authors are:
"Revisiting the Cyprus Conundrum in Turkey-EU Relations"
-- Erol Kaymak, Professor of International Relations, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta
-- Zenonas Tziarras, Researcher, RRIO Cyprus Center, Nicosia

"Turkey as a European Energy Partner and Challenge for European Security"
-- Mitat Celikpala, Professor of International Relations, Kadir Has University
-- Constantinos Filis, Executive Director, Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens

The Seminar will be moderated by:
-- Sinem Akgul Acikmese, Professor of International Relations, Kadir Has University, Istanbul
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T0n7DdTfSfKJLmWYcVtFTA

The "Turkey as a Partner and a Challenge for European Security project" is a joint initiative by the Center for International and European Studies at Kadir Has University, the International Relations Council of Turkey (IRCT), the Institute of International Relations at Panteion University of Athens funded by the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) in Berlin. It seeks to explore the state of relations between the EU and Turkey by focusing on a number of thematic security-related areas of mutual interest through the publication of a number of joint research papers as well as the production of a policy report. The novelty of the project is that it is exclusively composed of Turkish and Greek academics and analysts that are working together provide a fresh perspective on the EU-Turkey relationship.

10/06/2021

Join us today at 14:00 GMT+3 for this Research Seminar on Turkey as a Partner and a Challenge for European Security....joint CIES - Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi (UİK) - IDIS initiative...
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DcG8-uPnS4uFPFfzH6Gh0w

With Mustafa Aydın Constantinos Filis Harry Papasotiriou Cigdem Ustun Bezen Balamir and Evren Balta

The Center for International and European Studies (CIES), Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi (UİK) and Institute of International Relations - ΙΔΙΣ invite you to the first Research Seminar as part of their joint project on "Turkey as a Partner and a Challenge for European Security". In this first Online Research Seminar, researchers will present their output of their joint thematic papers within the overall theme of Turkey as a Partner and a Challenge for European Security.

The Seminar is scheduled to be held on Thursday, 10 June between 14:00 and 16:00 (GMT+3) on Zoom.

In particular, the papers to be presented and their authors are:
"EU-Turkey Relations and the Impact of Brexit"
-- Harry Papasotiriou, Professor, Department of International, European and Area Studies, Panteion University of Athens
-- Ustun, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Nişantaşı University, İstanbul
and
"Exploring the Turkey-EU-Triangle"
-- Mustafa Aydın, President, International Relations Council of Turkey; Professor, Department of International Relations, Kadir Has University, İstanbul
-- Balta, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Ozyegin University, İstanbul
-- Constantinos Filis, Executive Director, Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens

The Seminar will be moderated by:
-- Bezen Balamir, Director, İzmir Policy Center

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DcG8-uPnS4uFPFfzH6Gh0w

The "Turkey as a Partner and a Challenge for European Security project" is a joint initiative by the Center for International and European Studies at Kadir Has University, the International Relations Council of Turkey (IRCT), the Institute of International Relations at Panteion University of Athens funded by the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)in Berlin. It seeks to explore the state of relations between the EU and Turkey by focusing on a number of thematic security-related areas of mutual interest through the publication of a number of joint research papers as well as the production of a policy report. The novelty of the project is that it is exclusively composed of Turkish and Greek academics and analysts that are working together provide a fresh perspective on the EU-Turkey relationship.

04/06/2021

The Center for International and European Studies (CIES), Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi (UİK) and Institute of International Relations - ΙΔΙΣ invite you to the first Research Seminar as part of their joint project on "Turkey as a Partner and a Challenge for European Security". In this first Online Research Seminar, researchers will present their output of their joint thematic papers within the overall theme of Turkey as a Partner and a Challenge for European Security.

The Seminar is scheduled to be held on Thursday, 10 June between 14:00 and 16:00 (GMT+3) on Zoom.

In particular, the papers to be presented and their authors are:
"EU-Turkey Relations and the Impact of Brexit"
-- Harry Papasotiriou, Professor, Department of International, European and Area Studies, Panteion University of Athens
-- Ustun, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Nişantaşı University, İstanbul
and
"Exploring the Turkey-EU-Triangle"
-- Mustafa Aydın, President, International Relations Council of Turkey; Professor, Department of International Relations, Kadir Has University, İstanbul
-- Balta, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Ozyegin University, İstanbul
-- Constantinos Filis, Executive Director, Institute of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens

The Seminar will be moderated by:
-- Bezen Balamir, Director, İzmir Policy Center

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DcG8-uPnS4uFPFfzH6Gh0w

The "Turkey as a Partner and a Challenge for European Security project" is a joint initiative by the Center for International and European Studies at Kadir Has University, the International Relations Council of Turkey (IRCT), the Institute of International Relations at Panteion University of Athens funded by the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)in Berlin. It seeks to explore the state of relations between the EU and Turkey by focusing on a number of thematic security-related areas of mutual interest through the publication of a number of joint research papers as well as the production of a policy report. The novelty of the project is that it is exclusively composed of Turkish and Greek academics and analysts that are working together provide a fresh perspective on the EU-Turkey relationship.