In this TRT World News segment on Cyprus' history and current developments, Global Political Trends (GPoT) Center's Deputy Director Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki is interviewed by Patrick Fok to discuss the Cyprus talks and recent hopes of unity. 

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To watch the full interview in English, please click here.
 

Deputy Director Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki attended the Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable discussion at Kadir Has University as a speaker to discuss the state of affairs in Turkey and Greece, and how they contribute to the future of the European Union.

GPoT Center Deputy Director Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki was interviewed by Merve Aydoğan for her article in Daily Sabah titled “New Turkish Cypriot leader to speed up reunification talks, say experts.”

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To read the full article in English, please visit Daily Sabah here.
 

GPoT Center Deputy Director Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki was interviewed by Dominic Dudley for his article in Bloomberg Businessweek titled “Identity Crisis: Turkey, Europe, and Erdoğan”. Dudley discusses the current state of affairs of Turkey and the European Union, and tries to answer whether there is any way for Turkey to re-initiate the ascension process with Europe.  

GPoT Center Deputy Director Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki attended a workshop entitled “International Peace and Cooperation in an Age of Geopolitical Competition”. The event was hosted by NYU Abu Dhabi Institute in collaboration with the Brookings Institution in April 27-28, 2015.

News.Az's interview with Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki about the 1915 events and Turkey-Armenia relations.
 

• How can Pope Francis’ decision influence the relations between Turkey and Vatican?

It is clear that it will not contribute positively. But I am sure that both sides will do their utmost best to overcome this.