Events

Westminster Debate “Who is ‘we the people’?” Elif Shafak in conversation with Rachel Shabi

26th March 2019

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26 March 2019 Committee Room 12 House of Commons Westminster Debate “Who is ‘we the people’?” Elif Shafak in conversation with Rachel Shabi On March 26th, the Centre for Turkey Studies hosted Turkey’s most widely read female author, academic and rights campaigner Elif Shafak, in conversation with journalist and novelist Rachel Shabi. The event took place […]

Events

Book Launch: ”How to Lose a Country” with Ece Temelkuran

15th February 2019

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12 February 2019 House of Lords Book Launch: ”How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship” with Ece Temelkuran On February 12, the Centre for Turkey Studies hosted a public forum and book launch in the House of Lords with acclaimed journalist and author Ece Temelkuran in conversation with Lord Maurice Glasman. […]

Westminster Debates

Westminster Debate ”Seeking a new politics in opposition to the authoritarian-populist trend in Turkey”

29th January 2019

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29 January 2019 Committee Room 15 House of Commons Westminster Debate ‘Seeking a new politics in opposition to the authoritarian-populist trend in Turkey’ On January 29, the Centre for Turkey Studies hosted a public forum in the House of Commons with a leading member of Turkey’s Felicity Party, Dr Cihangir Islam. The event was kindly hosted by […]

Events

Westminster Debate ”Entrepreneurship and the Integration of Syrian Refugees in Turkey and Egypt”

22nd January 2019

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24 January 2019 Committee Room 6 House of Commons Westminster Debate ”Entrepreneurship and the Integration of Syrian Refugees in Turkey and Egypt” On January 24, the Centre for Turkey Studies hosted a public forum in the House of Commons with distinguished academics Dr Dogus Simsek of Koc University alongside Dr Janroj Yilmaz Keles and Dr […]

Events

Westminster Debate ‘Media Coverage of Hate Speech in Turkey’

21st November 2018

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20 November 2018 Houses of Parliament In this public forum, the Centre for Turkey Studies invited Yasemin Inceoglu to speak on the media coverage of hate speech in Turkey. The event was kindly hosted and chaired by Dan Carden, MP for Liverpool, Walton and Sandy Martin, MP for Ipswich. Mr Carden began the talk by […]

Events

Book Launch ‘Why Turkey is Authoritarian: From Ataturk to Erdogan’

1st November 2018

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1 November 2018 Unite the Union Book Launch with Halil Karaveli ‘Why Turkey is Authoritarian: From Ataturk to Erdogan’ The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) hosted the talk by Mr Halil Karaveli at Unite the Union on his new book, Why Turkey is Authoritarian, which is published by Pluto Press in partnership with the Left […]

Anniversary

CEFTUS 7th Anniversary Gala and Community Achievement Awards

19th October 2018

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On Monday 15th October 2018, the Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) hosted its 7th Anniversary Gala with over 500 guests at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel. Commemorating the founding of CEFTUS 7 years ago, the event celebrated the achievements of CEFTUS over the last year in building bridges between Turkey and the UK. In addition […]

Events

Westminster Debate ‘The ongoing struggle for LGBTI rights in Turkey’

10th October 2018

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16th October 2018 Portcullis House The Centre for Turkey Studies hosted Barbaros Şansal in the Grimond Room, where he gave both a personal and a political account of the evolution of LGBTI rights in Turkey. The evening was kindly hosted by Joan Ryan, Labour MP for Enfield North and chaired by Ayla Göl. Born in 1957, Şansal […]

Westminster Debates

Westminster Debate ‘Turkey’s place in the world: Anchored in the west or drifting east?’

10th October 2018

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16 October 2018 Houses of Parliament The Centre for Turkey Studies hosted Yavuz Baydar and Cengiz Candar in Committee Room 5 of the Houses of Parliament for a panel discussion on Turkey’s place in the world. The two vastly experienced journalists tackled what has been described as the country’s nationalist turn, putting it in both […]