We would like to invite you to an upcoming conference on “Turkey and Germany’s Contributions to Crises Prevention and Peacebuilding Efforts,” which will be held on Thursday, May 21st, 2009. The conference will be held at the Sabanci Center, 4th Levent. The building is metro accessable (4th Levent Stop).
Program Overview: The conference is a part of Germany Meets Turkey, which is an interdisciplinary networking program. In addition to a week-long study tour the program includes local events and leadership initiatives that are led by network members. Germany Meets Turkey is a joint program of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy and the Robert Bosch Stiftung. The program’s Turkey partner is the Istanbul Policy Center at Sabanci University.
Session I will focus on Turkey’s recent contributions as a third party mediator in the region’s most protracted conflicts namely Israel-Syria, Iran-U.S. and Israel-Palestine. For the past decade, the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency has played a significant role in development co-operation thus contributing to crises prevention and conflict management.
Session II will concentrate on Germany’s comprehensive approach to crises prevention and peacebuilding. Germany has greatly contributed to the way in which multi-lateral institutions such as the EU, UN, NATO and the OSCE approach the subject.
Session III will focus on the possible contributions of Germany and Turkey to crises prevention and peacebuilding in the future. What challenges will Germany and Turkey possibly face? What are the possible benefits and outcomes?
RSVP: Ms. Christina Bache Fidan, Istanbul Policy Center, cbache@sabanciuniv.edu
Conference Agenda