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.

GPoT Center organized an activity on Human Security Challenge, which was facilitated by Human Security Collective’s Jeanne Abdulla under the auspices of Istanbul Kültür University (IKU). The event, which was attended by students of International Relations in IKU, consisted of an interactive game and was followed by a briefing session discussing the lessons learned and the challenges faced during the activity.

Students from Lund University and the Association of Foreign Affairs in Lund, Sweden, visited Global Political Trends (GPoT) Center on March 31, 2015. GPoT Center's staff presented to the students selected issues in Turkish foreign policy and the Center's activities in these areas.