An international summit in Istanbul, titled “Women’s Perspective on the Post-2015 Development Agenda,” has called for women’s empowerment as a condition for sustainable development. The summit was held in Istanbul…
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JWF & NYIT Host Conference on Democratization in the Middle East
As part of the New York Institute of Technology’s (NYIT) “The Year of Turkey,” JWF and NYIT hosted an international conference on April 28, 2014, at the NYIT Auditorium on…
28th Abant Meeting Launches with Identity Debates in Turkey
The Abant Platform held its 28th meeting from February 8-10, 2013, at Lake Abant with the participation of over a hundred intellectuals, academics, journalists, and pundits from different ideological backgrounds…
Norwegian Christian Leader: Islamophobia Not Just Fear, Includes Hatred
Gunnar Stalsett, the bishop emeritus of Oslo, warned about a hatred of Islam at a joint panel discussion organized by the Abant Platform and Fountain Magazine in Istanbul on Friday,…
Arabs, Turks Attempt to Redefine Arab Uprisings, Political Trajectories
Turkish and Arab intellectuals discussed the uncertain political trajectories of post-revolution Arab states in a southeastern Turkish city on the border with Syria, a country that has put Turkey’s assertive…