Le projet de recherche sur le futur des relations entre l'Union européenne et la Turquie FEUTURE démarre le 26 et 27 mai avec une conférence de lancement à Istanbul. Le CIFE est l'un des 13 instituts de recherche et universités contribuant à ce prestigieux projet.

Kick-off Conference for FEUTURE in Istanbul

Date: May 26, 2016
Time: 14.30-19.30
Place: santralistanbul Campus, Istanbul Bilgi University European Institute.

FEUTURE is the largest research project on EU-Turkey relations the European Commission has funded so far, the relevance of which has once again been highlighted by current affairs. Hence, the aim of FEUTURE’s research is to reveal the narratives and drivers of the EU-Turkey relationship, the likely scenario(s) for the future, and the implications these may have on the EU and Turkey, as well as the neighbourhood and the global scene. FEUTURE is coordinated by Dr. Nathalie Tocci, Deputy Director of Istituto Affari Internazionali and Special Adviser to EU HRVP Federica Mogherini and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wessels, Director of the Centre for Turkey and European Union Studies at the University of Cologne as well as Funda Tekin, Project Director (CETEUS, University of Cologne and CIFE.The FEUTURE consortium consists of 13 renowned universities and think tanks from the EU, Turkey and the neighbourhood.

The conference aims to debate FEUTURE’s research design as well as related current developments of EU-Turkey relations from different perspectives. Following the Welcome and Introduction as well as a Keynote Speech by H.E. Ambassador Rauf Engin Soysal, Undersecretary of the Ministry for EU Affairs, the FEUTURE scenarios and narratives will be discussed together with renowned experts and members of the project’s Advisory Board. 


PROGRAMME for May 26th (open to public upon registration)

14.30 – 15.00      Registration

15.00 – 15.30      Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Durman (Rector of Istanbul Bilgi University)
Dr. Nathalie Tocci (Scientific Coordinator, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wessels, Project Coordinator)

15.30 – 16.30      Keynote Speech 
H.E. Ambassador Rauf Engin Soysal (Undersecretary of the Ministry for EU Affairs)

16.30 – 16.45      Coffee

16.45 – 18.00      FEUTURE Scenarios 
Chair: Dr. Funda Tekin (Project Director (CETEUS, University of Cologne, CIFE)
Speaker: Dr. Nathalie Tocci (Scientific Coordinator and Co-Leader of Work Package 1, (IAI)
Comments from the FEUTURE Advisory Board: 
Andrew Duff (Visiting Fellow, European Policy Centre; Liberal MEP 1999-2014)
Nilgün Arisan Eralp (EU Director, Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)
Prof. Dr. Ronald H. Linden (University of Pittsburgh)

18.00 – 18.15      Coffee

18.15 – 19.30      History of EU-Turkey relations / Narratives 
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Senem Aydin-Düzgit (Istanbul Bilgi University) 
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Atila Eralp (METU)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wessels (Project Coordinator and Co-Leader of Work Package 1(University of Cologne))
Comments from the FEUTURE Advisory Board: 
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Albert Rohan (Member of the Independent Commission on Turkey)
Prof. Ofra Bengio (Senior Research Fellow, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies)
Prof. Dr. Meltem Müftüler-Bac (Jean Monnet Chair at Sabanci University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, European Studies, Istanbul)