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Melody Patry

3rd May 2017

CEFTUS ADMIN

Joint Forum ‘Referendum Result and Future for Freedom of Expression in Turkey’ Melody Patry has been on numerous delegations to Turkey, provides research and analysis for Index for Censorship’s policy formulation and works in building relationships with stakeholders to support the organisation’s domestic and international programmes. Previously she worked as a political adviser for the […]

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Alp Toker

3rd May 2017

CEFTUS ADMIN

Joint Forum ‘Referendum Result and Future for Freedom of Expression in Turkey’ British Turkish technologist Alp Toker founded Turkey Blocks using his own savings after being unable to find out what happened to friends and relatives in the aftermath of the Ankara bombings in 2015. Using Raspberry Pi based technology, Turkey Blocks detects mass-scale social […]

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Guney Yildiz

3rd May 2017

CEFTUS ADMIN

Joint Forum ‘Referendum Result and Future for Freedom of Expression in Turkey’ Guney Yildiz is Special Adviser to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and Turkish and Kurdish Affairs Analyst. Previously, he was a Broadcast Journalist with the BBC World Service where he covered international news and current affairs specialising in Turkey and the Kurds. He has […]

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Sener Elcil

2nd May 2017

CEFTUS ADMIN

Joint Forum ‘After Turkey’s referendum what hopes for a Cyprus Settlement?’ Sener Elcil has been the General Secretary of KTOS, the Turkish Cypriot Primary Teachers Trade Union, since 2001. He supported Turkish Cypriot Leader, Mustafa Akinci from the day he decided to stand. He works on education, with teachers, pupils and schools in the north of […]

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Pieter Cleppe

1st May 2017

CEFTUS ADMIN

Roundtable with Pieter Cleppe ‘Referendum Result: Turkey-EU Relations’ Pieter Cleppe is the Head of the Brussels office of Open Europe. He is a frequent contributor to the broadcast and print media across Europe, frequently discussing EU reform, the refugee crisis and the eurocrisis. A trained lawyer, Pieter previously practiced law in Belgium, and has worked […]

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Dr Katerina Dalacoura

1st May 2017

CEFTUS ADMIN

Joint Forum ‘Referendum in Turkey: Presidential Systems, the Economy and Foreign Policy’ Dr Katerina Dalacoura is Associate Professor in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2015-16, she was British Academy Mid-Career Fellow. Her main areas of expertise are in: human rights, democracy and democracy promotion, in the Middle East; […]

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Bill Kissane

18th April 2016

CEFTUS ADMIN

Policy Brief Launch Event and Joint Forum: ‘What Is at Stake in the Turkish Constitutional Referendum?’ Dr Bill Kissane is a political scientist and historian, and Associate Professor in Politics at the London School of Economics, where he is a member of the Conflict Research Group. He is the author of several books including New […]

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Erdoğan Aydın

12th April 2016

CEFTUS ADMIN

Westminster Debate ‘Referendum in Turkey’ Erdoğan Aydın is an eminent writer of Turkey who focuses on alternative historiography. He wrote his first book ‘The Truth of Islam’ and won The Turan Dursun Best Research Award 1992. Also, he has written columns in national Turkish newspapers. Currently he writes political analysis related to foreign relations and […]

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Saniye Dedeoglu

12th April 2016

CEFTUS ADMIN

Westminster Debate ‘Integration of Turks in London: Lessons for Brexit Britain’ Saniye Dedeoglu is Associate Professor of Social Policy in Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Turkey. She received her PhD in 2005 from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London). Dr Dedeoglu is author of several […]

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Would you like to become a member of CEFTUS or donate? We provide a voice for the entire Turkish-speaking community in the UK at a governmental level, and we have helped raise the profile and improve the perception of the community. We foster lively debate around issues affecting Turkey and the diaspora, challenging preconceptions. Our […]

CEFTUS 2011-2012 Booklet

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CEFTUS 4th Anniversary Gala

We are very excited that CEFTUS will be celebrating its fourth anniversary this year. Our anniversary event will mark success of our work so far and will raise funds to carry out our future projects. Our anniversary celebrations in previous years welcome members of parliaments of UK and Turkey, London councillors, academics, journalists, business people […]

Support CEFTUS Events on Crowdfunder

The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS), as a not-for-profit organisation, would like to organise future Debates and Community Gatherings where anyone interested in Turkey may benefit. CEFTUS is a civil society organisation and we would like to do more of what we have done so far; organise debates and community gatherings with keynote speakers from […]

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