Presentation of the Project Report of “Promoting Dialogue and Solutions: What European Legislators Think of Turkey” and the Future of Turkey – EU Relations
Istanbul Bilgi University Museum of Energy Control Room
Istanbul, 3 November 2015
The Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation, Young Friends of Turkey and Istanbul Bilgi University’s European Institute, held the presentation of the project report of “Promoting Dialogue and Solutions: What European Legislators Think of Turkey” on the 3rd of November in santralistanbul.
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 also included an evaluation of the recent developments and future of EU-Turkey relations by Murat Yetkin (Editor in Chief, Hürriyet Daily News), Professor Ayhan Kaya (Director of the European Institute, Department of International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University) and Associate Professor Senem Aydın Düzgit (Department of International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University).
Program:
10.00 – 10.15 Opening Remarks
Prof. Aydın Uğur - Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Istanbul 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 Istanbul Bilgi University
Assoc. Prof. Senem Aydın Düzgit – Department of International Relations, Istanbul 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 & A / Open Discussion
12.30 – 12.45 Closing Remarks
