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Westminster Debate ‘Changes to Ankara Agreement Visa Applications’
24 April 2018
House of Commons
The Centre for Turkey Studies held a panel discussion of legal experts focusing on recent changes to applications for visas under the so-called ‘Ankara Agreement’ in Committee Room 10 of the…
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Book Launch ‘The Passion: Football and the Story of Modern Turkey’
3 April 2018
Unite the Union
Book Launch with Patrick Keddie
‘The Passion: Football and the Story of Modern Turkey’
The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) hosted Istanbul-based journalist Patrick Keddie in the Diskus Room of…
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Westminster Debate ‘The Business of Food in Turkey and the Modern World’
Due to unforseen circumstances, this event has now been postponed. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) is pleased to invite you to a public forum with successful entrepreneur Cuneyt…
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Westminster Debate ‘Politics, Media and Law in Turkey, Under the State of Emergency’
07 February 2018
House of Commons
the Centre for Turkey Studies hosted Yavuz Baydar in Committee Room 10 for a discussion on domestic developments in Turkey. Baydar, a veteran journalist who has recently helped to found the Ahval news…
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Westminster Debate ‘Elections in Cyprus and the Future of Cyprus Talks’
16 January 2018,
House of Commons
The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) hosted Dr James Ker-Lindsay, Professor of Politics and Policy at St Mary’s University, Twickenham and Ilker Kilich, former Republican Turkish Party (CTP) UK…
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Westminster Debate ‘The International Response to the Rohingya Crisis’
29 November 2017,
House of Commons
Turkey has been deeply involved in the international aid effort for the Rohingya, and on 7 September, Turkey’s foreign aid agency became the first foreign outfit to deliver an initial shipment of 1000…
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Westminster Debate: ‘The nine factors behind the rise of ISIS: from the USA to Saudi Arabia’
27 November 2017,
House of Commons
The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) held a public forum entitled ‘The nine factors behind the rise of ISIS: from the USA to Saudi Arabia’ with keynote speaker Edip Yuksel,…
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Westminster Debate ‘Suicide among Turkish, Kurdish, Cypriot Diasporas in Europe’
16 October 2017,
House of Commons
The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) put on a public forum in the House of Commons on the issue of suicide among the Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot diasporas of Europe. The event was hosted…
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Westminster Debate ‘Turkey’s Foreign Policy in Syria and the Kurdish Issue’
10 Oct 2017,
House of Commons
Cengiz Candar gave a wide ranging talk to guests in Committee Room 9 of the Houses of Parliament, covering Turkey, the Kurdish question and the Syrian conflict. He began by explaining the history of the…
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