In collaboration with the British Embassy in Ankara, Global Political Trends Center (GPoT) organized a roundtable meeting on the global economic crisis and the G20 London Summit that was held in April 2009.

TRT Radio interviewed GPoT Center Director Mensur Akgun on Turkey's relations with Northern Iraqi authorities on February 13, 2009.

The first round of the meetings related to the legal aspects of the Armenian "genocide" claims was organized by GPoT center on 31st January in Istanbul.

Kıbrıs üzerine çalışmalarıyla tanınan Doç. Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki, iki kesim arasındaki görüşmelerde ciddi bir ilerleme sağlanamadığını söyledi. Tiryaki "Durum beş yıl öncesine göre daha karmaşık, toplumlar daha az istekli" dedi.

Turkish TV Channel Kanal 24 interviewed GPOT Center Director Mensur Akgun on Turkey’s role in the Middle East Peace Process on January 05, 2009.