On May 1-3, 2015, JWF ran a peacebuilding workshop for youth as part of the Cayrus Project in Alexandria, Egypt, which was organized by the Italian NGO New Humanity and…
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33rd Abant Meeting Seeks to Revamp Turkey's Foreign and Domestic Policies
This weekend, JWF hosted the 33rd Abant Platform meeting, titled “Turkey’s Direction,” to discuss the country’s future. The meeting was attended by 120 intellectuals from around the world, including scholars,…
Cardoso's EU Vision Very Important for Turkey
The Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) last week hosted an extraordinary politician, Fernando Henrique Cardoso (also known as FHC), the president of Brazil from 1995 to 2002. (more…)
Ambassadors Series Panel #2 Discusses Relations between Balkans and EU
The Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) and Peace Islands Institute held the second panel of the Ambassadors Series in JWF’s New York office on February 26, 2014. The theme of…
EU Discusses Gezi Park and Freedom of Expression
Recent developments in Turkey set the agenda for the second “Speak Up!” conference titled “Freedom of Expression and Media in the Western Balkans and Turkey.” The event was organized by…
Turkey Urges Creation of Humanitarian Corridor in Syria to End Refugee Influx
At a recent conference, Turkish officials reiterated that in order to find a solution to the number of Syrian refugees fleeing their war-battered country for neighboring states, it is necessary…
JWF Speaks Out against Domestic Violence at UN Women's Event
JWF’s Women’s Platform gave a statement at the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57), a UN Women’s event held at UN Headquarters in New York from…
JWF Hosts EU Roundtable Meeting
The roundtable meeting of the European Union (EU) Delegation was held by the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) at the Sheraton Hotel in Ankara on January 25th, 2013. (more…)
27th Abant Meeting Ends with Stress on Democratization
One of the conclusions of the 27th Abant meeting, which brought together foreign and domestic academics and journalists living in Turkey, was that Turkey’s democracy needs to be more consolidated…
Turkish and Egyptian Intellectuals Analyze EU Bid at 16th Abant Meeting
The 16th Abant Platform meeting brought together 50 prominent Egyptian and Turkish intellectuals at the Istanbul Grand Cevahir Hotel on December 15-16, 2007. The meeting, titled “Turkey: A Bridge between…