Jointly organized by the Ankara Institute and the Valdai Discussion Club, the “16th Asian Conference: Eurasia in a Fragmented World” was successfully held in Istanbul on 10–11 November 2025.
Jointly organized by the Valdai Discussion Club and the Ankara Institute, the 16th Asian Conference will be held in Istanbul on 10–11 November 2025. For the first time, the Valdai Forum will convene in Istanbul, with the Ankara Institute serving as co-host.
Ankara Institute Director Osman Sert participated in the workshop entitled ‘The First Year of the New Process: Internal Dynamics and Regional Impacts’ jointly organised by the Centre for Kurdish Studies, BAYETAV and RAWEST Research in Izmir on 11 October 2025.
Hatem Ete, speaking at the “Turkey without Terror and Its Regional Reflections” panel at ORSAM, highlighted the process’s close links to developments in Syria but emphasized that the success of disarmament in Turkey should not be tied to preconditions in Syria.
Taha Özhan participated in the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, which began in Sochi, Russia, on September 29, 2025, bringing together the world’s leading thinkers, politicians, and experts. On the first day of the forum, Özhan made significant remarks on the panel titled, “What Is Multipolarity? Symphony, Anarchy, Balance or Continuous Conflict?”
Ankara Institute Director Hatem Ete, speaking at the TBMM National Solidarity, Fraternity, and Democracy Commission, emphasized that legal regulations should not be limited to disarmament but must also lay the foundation for democratic and peaceful steps.
The Black Sea has stood as a pivotal geostrategic crossroad for centuries, serving as a bridge between Europe and Asia and attracting a variety of interests and power projections. Long-standing security concerns have gained heightened relevance since the onset of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The seventh webinar of the “Turkey at the Crossroads (Eşikteki Türkiye)”, which we started with the partnership of Ankara Institute and Istanbul Policy Center, was held with on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 15:00.
The sixth webinar of the “Turkey at the Crossroads (Eşikteki Türkiye)”, which we started with the partnership of Ankara Institute and Istanbul Policy Center, was held with on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 15:00.
The fifth webinar of the “Turkey at the Crossroads (Eşikteki Türkiye)”, which we started with the partnership of Ankara Institute and Istanbul Policy Center, was held with on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 15:00.
