Women from all over the world gathered in Istanbul on May 9-10, 2015, to discuss humanitarian action from a gender-sensitive perspective. (more…)
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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…
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…)
Kurdish, Turkish Journalists Call for Dialogue
Kurdish and Turkish journalists met in Istanbul on Saturday to discuss the role of the media and put forward suggestions for eliminating misconceptions and prejudices that exist both among Iraqi…
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…
'Abant Spirit' Lends Support to Democratic Constitution in Turkey
This reflection focuses on the ‘Abant spirit’ of love, tolerance, dialogue, and sincerity, tracing its development from the first Abant meeting in 1998 to the 15th Abant meeting in November…
Abant Platform Brings Together Intellectuals from France and Turkey
Organized by JWF’s Abant Platform, the second “Turkey-France Conversations,” the first of which was held in Paris in 2006, began yesterday at the Istanbul Hilton. During the two days of…
Turkish and French Intellectuals Agree on Turkey's EU Membership
Turkish and French scholars discussed Europe’s future at the 10th Abant Platform in Paris on March 31 – April 1, 2006. The event was organized with the International Council of…
Turkish Scholars Aspire to Democratic, Constitutional State at 3rd Abant Meeting
Scientists and intellectuals in Turkey exchanged ideas at the Abant Platform’s third meeting, titled “The Democratic Constitutional State.” The event took place in Bolu, Turkey, on July 21-23, 2000. (more…)