Teaching
- Completed Seminars 2016/2017 – 2017/2018 – 2018/2019
- The Political System of the New EU: The Institutional Architecture after Lisbon (Winter Semester 2016/2017 – 2017/2018 – 2018/2019)
- Introduction to European and International Affairs: Turkey and the European Union in the World (Winter Semester 2016/2017 – 2017/2018 – 2018/2019)
- Contemporary EU-Turkey Relations (Summer Semester 2017 – 2018 – 2019)
- Foreign Policy Analysis in a Multi-level Perspective (Summer Semester 2017 – 2018 – 2019)
- E-learning Platform (Winter Semester 2016/2017 – 2017/2018 – 2018/2019 & Summer Semester 2017 – 2018 – 2019)
Events
- 3 Study Trips to Ankara (Winter Semester 2016/2017, Winter Semester 2017/2018, Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- 3 Study Trips to Brussels (extended to other European capitals) (Summer Semester 2017, Summer Semester 2018, Summer Semester 2019 )
- 3 International Simulation Exercises on EU-Turkey Negotiations (Summer Semester 2017, Summer Semester 2018, Summer Semester 2019)
- 3 Internationally Composed Conferences “New Political Challenges for Germany, Turkey and the EU” (Summer Semester 2017, Summer Semester 2018, Summer Semester 2019)
- Public Lecture / Roundtable Debate “The European Council and Turkey’s Accession Process” (in cooperation with SUMMIT Project, Winter Semester 2016/2017)
- Public Lecture / Roundtable Debate “A new neighbourhood for everyone? Trends of transition in Turkey, the EU and the wider region“ (in cooperation with Istanbul Policy Center at the Sabancı University, Summer Semester 2017)
- Public Lecture / Roundtable Debate “Germany and Turkey in Europe: Possibilities and Limitations of Cooperation and Conflict” (in cooperation with METU and TRIANGLE project, Winter Semester 2017/2018)
- Public Lecture / Roundtable Debate “Turkey-EU-Germany Relations at a Crossroads: What Future Awaits the Trio?” (in cooperation with the UNESCO Chair on International Migration at the Yaşar University, Summer Semester 2018)
- Public Lecture / Roundtable Debate “Turkey’s Place in the Debates on the Future of Europe” (in cooperation with TOBB ETU and TRIANGLE project, Winter Semester 2018/2019)
Research / Publications (in chronological order)
- Turhan, Ebru (2016), “Turkey’s EU Accession Process: Do Member States Matter?”, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, (SSCI) November, 2016, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 463-477.Read here. (research paper by member of key staff on
“The Member States’ Impact on Turkey’s EU Accession Process”,
Winter Semester 2016/17) - Turhan, Ebru and Çiğdem Bozdağ (2016), “From ‘Economic Consequences’ to the ‘Personal Impact’ Frame: Representation of Turkey in the German Media”, in Banu Hawks (ed.), Framing Violence: Borders, Conflicts, and Identities (Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press). Read here. (Winter Semester 2016/17)
- Werner Weidenfeld and Wolfgang Wessels (ed.) (2016): Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration, Nomos. Read Here. (Winter Semester 2016/17)
- Turhan, Ebru, “Europe’s Crises, Germany’s Leadership and Turkey’s EU Accession Process” CESifo Forum 17 (2), 25-29. Read Here. (Winter Semester 2016/17)
- Reiners, Wulf with Can Büyükbay (2016) Germany’s Turkey Policy in Troubling Times: A Needed Partner for Europe in an Unstable Region?, in: Niklas Helwig (ed): Germany’s role in Europe’s foreign and security policy, FIIA Report 44 (Helsinki: The Finnish Institute of International Affairs). Read here. (Winter Semester 2016/17)
- Turhan, Ebru (2016), “The Struggle for the German-Turkish Partnership: Preventing the ‘Train Crash’”, E-International Relations, 4 December 2016. Read here. (Winter Semester 2016/17)
- Yorulmazlar, Emirhan and Ebru Turhan (2017), “Turkish Foreign Policy towards the Arab Spring: Between Western Orientation and Regional Disorder”, in Bülent Aras and Fuat Keyman (eds.), Turkey, the Arab Spring and Beyond, (New York: Routledge). Read here. (Winter Semester 2016/17)
- Turhan, Ebru (2017), “Mülteci Krizinin AB-Türkiye İlişkilerine Etkileri: AB’ye Üyelik Sürecinden Bir “Stratejik Ortaklığa” Doğru mu?”, İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Vol. 16, No. 31, pp. 647-663. Read here. (research paper by members of key staff on ‘The Changing Dynamics of Turkey-EU Relations’, Summer Semester 2017)
- Turhan, Ebru (2017), “Thinking out of the Accession Box: The Potential and Limitations of Internal and External Differentiated Integration Between Turkey and the EU”, CIFE Policy Paper, No. 58, 3 July 2017. Read here. (Summer Semester 2017)
- Reiners, Wulf with Johannes Müller Gómez and Wolfgang Wessels (2017): “EU-Politik in Krisenzeiten – Krisenmanagement und Integrationsdynamik in der Europäischen Union”, Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, Vol. 61, No. 37/2017, 11 September 2017, pp. 11-17. Read here. (Winter Semester 2017/18)
- Aydın, Yaşar and Ebru Turhan (2017), “Deutschlands Rolle beim Flüchtlingsabkommen der Europäischen Union mit der Türkei – Eine Zäsur in der deutschen Türkei-Politik?”, in Wolfgang Gieler, Burak Gümüş and Yunus Yoldaş (eds.), Deutsch-türkische Beziehungen: Historische, sektorale und migrationsspezifische Aspekte, (Peter Lang: Frankfurt am Main). Read here. (Winter Semester 2017/18)
- Werner Weidenfeld and Wolfgang Wessels (ed.) (2017), Jahrbuch der europäischen Integration, (Baden-Baden: Nomos). Read here. (Winter Semester 2017/18)
- Turhan, Ebru (2018), “The Implications of the Refugee Crisis for Turkish-German Relations: An Analysis of the Critical Ebbs and Flows in the Bilateral Dialogue”, Marmara Üniversitesi Öneri Dergisi, Vol. 13, No. 49, pp. 187-210. Read here. (Winter Semester 2017/18)
- Wessels, Wolfgang (2018), The European Council. In: Oxford Principles Of European Union Law, Volume I: The European Union Legal Order, S. 490-517. Oxford University Press. Read here. (Summer Semester 2018)
- Wessels, Wolfgang (2018), Conseil Européen. In: Dictionnaire encyclopédique de la gouvernance européenne, S. 95-99. Read here. (Summer Semester 2018)
- Turhan, Ebru (2018), “Thinking out of the Accession Box: The Potential and Limitations of Internal and External Differentiated Integration Between Turkey and the EU”, In Matthias Waechter and Hartmut Marhold (Eds.), Europe – Against the Tide, Baden-Baden: Nomos, 43-60. Read here. (Summer Semester 2018)
- Turhan, Ebru (2018), “Avrupa Birliği’nin Üçüncü Ülkelerle Harici Farklılaştırılmış Entegrasyon Modelleri ve Türkiye-AB İlişkilerinin Geleceği: Neoliberal Bir Yaklaşım”, Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 95-120. (ESCI) Read here. (research paper by members of key staff on ‘The Changing Dynamics of Turkey-EU Relations’, Summer Semester 2018)
- Werner Weidenfeld and Wolfgang Wessels (ed.) (2018), Jahrbuch der europäischen Integration, (Baden-Baden: Nomos) (Winter Semester 2018/2019). Read here.
- Reiners, Wulf and Tekin, Funda (2019), “Taking Refuge in Leadership? Facilitators and Constraints of Germany’s Influence in EU Migration Policy and EU-Turkey Affairs during the Refugee Crisis (2015–2016)”, German Politics (SSCI), https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2019.1566457. (research paper by members of key staff on ‘The Changing Dynamics of Turkey-EU Relations’, Summer Semester 2019)
- Turhan, Ebru (2019), German-Turkish Relations Revisited: The European Dimension, Domestic and Foreign Politics and Transnational Dynamics, Edited Volume, 2019. Read here. (Summer Semester 2019)
- Research Papers by students on “The Political System of the New EU: The Institutional Architecture after Lisbon” (Winter Semester 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019)
- Research Papers by students on “Introduction to European and International Affairs: Turkey and the European Union in the World” (Winter Semester 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019)
- Research Papers by students on ““Foreign Policy Analysis in a Multi-level Perspective” (Summer Semester 2017, 2018 (ppt presentations), 2019)
- Research Papers by students on “Contemporary EU-Turkey Relations” (Summer Semester 2017, 2018, 2019)
Dissemination and Administration
- Launch and regular updates of Website (since Winter Semester 2016/2017)
- Release of Information Brochure (Winter Semester 2016/2017) and its continuous dissemination
- Compilation of Communication Database (Winter Semester 2016/2017) and its continuous update
- Nomination of Student Representatives (Winter Semester 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019) (360 Degree Feedback)
- Best Student Research Papers published on INSITER Website (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Advisory and Steering Board Meetings (360 Degree Feedback)
- Media and Newsletter Appearance (Selected Examples)
- DAAD Newsletter (Winter Semester 2016/2017 & Summer Semester 2017)
- Facebook Page of the Turkish Embassy Paris (June 2017)
- Project Presentation to the European Commission Delegation (October 2017)
- INSITER statement in the in the anniversary book of the European Commission titled “From Erasmus to Erasmus+: A Story of 30 Years” (Page 55, 2017)
- Twitter Page of Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & Director for EU Affairs (Summer Semester 2017)
- Facebook Page of the German Embassy in Ankara (Winter Semester 2017/2018)
- Website of the EU Research and Application Center, Izmir University of Economics (Winter Semester 2017/2018)
- Website of the Yaşar University (Summer Semester 2018)
- Twitter Account of the Turkish German University (Summer Semester 2018)
- Twitter Account of Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & Director for EU Affairs (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- Facebook Page of the Turkish-German University I (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- Facebook Page of the Turkish-German University II (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- Facebook Page of the TOBB ETU (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- Twitter Account of the TOBB ETU I (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- Twitter Account of the TOBB ETU II (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- Facebook Page of the Turkish-German University (Summer Semester 2019)
- Personal LinkedIn Account I
- Personal LinkedIn Account II
- Personal LinkedIn Account III
- Personal LinkedIn Account IV
- Participation of coordinators at various academic events to represent INSITER and present its research-related findings
- SUMMIT Conference in Berlin, Germany (Winter Semester 2016/2017)
- EUSA Conference in Miami, USA (Summer Semester 2017)
- ARENA/COMOS/CETEUS Conference in Oslo, Norway (Summer Semester 2017)
- IISES International Academic Conference in London, UK (Summer Semester 2017)
- TRIANGLE Workshop titled “Narratives and Perceptions on EU-Turkey Relations – A Differentiated Future?” in Cologne, Germany (Summer Semester 2017)
- UACES 47th Annual Conference in Krakow, Poland (Winter Semester 2017/2018)
- 6th MIRDEC Conference in Lisbon, Portugal (Winter Semester 2017/2018)
- Jean Monnet Lecture at the Izmir University of Economics in Izmir, Turkey (Winter Semester 2017/2018)
- Turkey Europe Future Forum Event in Istanbul, Turkey (Summer Semester 2018)
- Annual Conference of the Jean Monnet Network VIADUCT in Brussels, Belgium (Summer Semester 2018)
- 2018 Biennial Conference of the European Community Studies Association – Canada (ECSA-C) in Toronto, Canada (Summer Semester 2018)
- Guest Lecture at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Halle, Germany (Summer Semester 2018)
- 25th IPSA World Congress of Political Science in Brisbane, Australia (Summer Semester 2018)
- DAAD Conference “300 Years Old German-Turkish Friendship: Status and Perspectives” in Antalya, Turkey (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- Breakfast Talk of the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Berlin, Germany (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- CETEUS Annual Conference “Full steam ahead? Reflections on the Future of the European Union and Developments in EU-Turkey Relations” in Cologne, Germany (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- WDEGP Jean Monnet Module Panel in Istanbul, Turkey (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- Annual Conference of the VIADUCT Jean Monnet Network in Istanbul, Turkey (Winter Semester 2018/2019)
- 2019 EUSA Biennial Conference in Denver, USA (Summer Semester 2019)
- Coimbra Group International Lecture Series “Narratives of Europe – Narratives for Europe” in Cologne, Germany (Summer Semester 2019)