Events

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

18th January 2019

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The Centre for Turkey Studies is delighted to invite you to a public forum with a leading member of Turkey’s Felicity Party, Mr Cihangir Islam. The event will take place in Committee Room 15 of the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 29th January from 7pm to 9pm and will kindly be hosted by Sir David Amess, Conservative MP for Southend […]

Events

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

17th January 2019

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The Centre for Turkey Studies is delighted to invite you to a public forum with distinguished academics Dr Dogus Simsek of Koc University alongside Dr Janroj Yilmaz Keles and Dr Salma Soliman of Middlesex University. The event will take place in Committee Room 6 of the Houses of Parliament on Thursday 24th January from 7pm to 9pm. Please note that […]

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 […]

Events

Westminster Debate ‘Changes to Ankara Agreement Settlement Rules and the Ensuing Legal Challenge’

3rd October 2018

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23 October 2018 The Houses of Parliament The Centre for Turkey Studies, in collaboration with the Alliance of Turkish Businesspeople (AOTB) held a Public Forum on the recent changes to the Ankara Agreement. Catherine West, Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green kindly hosted and chaired the event. A selection of photos can be found […]

Events

Labour Party Conference: The End of Democracy? The ‘New Turkey’ and a Region in Flux

29th August 2018

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25 September 2018 Labour Party Conference The Centre for Turkey Studies was at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool to collaborate with Ahval news for a panel discussion focusing on recent developments in Turkey and what they mean for the region. The event was kindly chaired by Alex MacDonald, journalist at Middle East Eye. Giving […]