INSITER-METU-TRIANGLE Roundtable in Ankara

In coordination with the Middle East Technical University (METU) and the TRIANGLE Project of the Center for Turkey and EU Studies (CETEUS) , INSITER organized INSITER-METU-TRIANGLE Roundtable titled “Germany and Turkey in Europe: Possibilities and Limitations of Cooperation and Conflict “ on November 13, 2017  in the premises of the METU in Ankara.

The Roundtable was chaired by Prof. Dr. Atila Eralp (METU / Turkish-German University and Istanbul Policy Center) and included contributions from Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özgehan Şenyuva (METU); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dimitris Tsarouhas (Bilkent University); Asst. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan (Turkish-German University  / INSITER Coordinator) as panelists. Approximately 40 students and academics from METU, Bilken University and Turkish-German University participated in the roundtable.

Please click here for the program.

2017 INSITER Study Visit to Ankara Successfully Finalized

On 13-14 November 2017 a study visit to Ankara was realized within the framework of the INSITER Jean Monnet Module. The INSITER delegation consisting of INSITER coordinator Ebru Turhan, INSITER senior staff member Atila Eralp and 15 MA students held talks with Ambassador Selim Yenel, Undersecretary at the Ministry of EU Affairs, Eray Akdağ, TÜSIAD Permanent Representative and Main Liaison to the Turkish Parliament, German Ambassador Martin Erdmann and Gabriel Munuera Vinals, Head of the European Union Turkey Delegation. The delegation also participated in a roundtable organized at the Middle East Technical University titled “Germany and Turkey in Europe: Possibilities and Limitations of Cooperation and Conflict”. The talks in Ankara mainly focused on the current status quo in EU-Turkey dialogue, Turkey’s EU accession process, German-Turkish political, economic and social relations, the Brexit process and the refugee crisis / EU-Turkey “deal”. The visit was also announced on the social media site of the German Embassy in Ankara.

The full program of the visit can be found here.

INSITER Roundtable No. 2

On November 13, 2017, INSITER together with the Middle East Technical University (METU) and the TRIANGLE Project of the Center for Turkey and EU Studies (CETEUS)  will organise the INSITER-METU-TRIANGLE Roundtable “Germany and Turkey in Europe: Possibilities and Limitations of Cooperation and Conflict “.

The roundtable will take place at 1 pm in the premises of the METU in Ankara and bring together academics, students and civil society representatives focusing on EU/German-Turkish relations.

The roundtable will be chaired by Prof. Dr. Atila Eralp (METU / Turkish-German University and Istanbul Policy Center) and will include following speakers:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özgehan Şenyuva (METU)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dimitris Tsarouhas (Bilkent University)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan (Turkish-German University  / INSITER Coordinator)