Murat Belge, Mehmet Ali Birand, Pierre Lellouche and Simon Fraser
Independent Commission on Turkey
International Inspiration
Social Entrepreneurship
Past Projects
Bosphorus Conference 2011
PARTICIPANTS
In alphabetical order
The Bosphorus Conference 2009
Name and Surname Title and Organisation
Yıldız Akdoğan MP (Social Democratic Party) - National Parliament of Denmark
Mensur Akgün Director of Foreign Policy Programme - Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) / Director - Global Political Trends Center
Piraye Antika CEO - HSBC Bank A.Ş.
Rosemary Arnott Director Turkey and the Black Sea - British Council
Christer Asp Ambassador to Turkey – Embassy of Sweden
Mustafa Aydın Professor of International Relations - TOBB University of Economics and Technology
S. Gülden Ayman Associate Professor of International Relations - Marmara University
Egemen Bağış Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the the Republic of Turkey
Katinka Barysch Deputy Director - Centre for European Reform (CER)
Yavuz Baydar Columnist - Today's Zaman
Aynur Bektaş General Manager, Member of Board - Hey Group / The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)
Florence Biedermann Editor in Chief - AFP
Mehmet Ali Birand Editor in Chief - CNN Turk & Channel D News Department
Delphine Bukli Advisor to Minister of State for European Affairs, France
Andrew Connell British Embassy
Eckart Cuntz Ambassador to Turkey - Embassy of Germany
Cengiz Çandar Columnist - Radikal
Mary Dejevsky Chief Editorial Writer and Columnist - The Independent
Vangelis Demiris Brussels Correspondent - Athens News Agency / the Public Radio and Television ERT
Vladimir Drobnjak Chief Negotiator with the EU - Government of the Republic of Croatia
Bernard Emie Ambassador to Turkey – French Embassy
Emre Erdoğan Co-Founder and Partner - Infakto Research
Michael Fuchs Leader Secretariat of the Foreign Affairs Committee- German Bundestag
Konstanty Gebert Correspondent - Gazeta Wyborcza
Heather Grabbe Director - Open Society Institute, Brussels
Marc Guillet Correpondent - AD İstanbul
Rolf Gustavson Brussels Correspondent – Svenska Dagbladet
Heidemaria Gürer Ambassador to Turkey – Austrian Embassy
Gerd Höhler Correspondent - Handelsblatt
Emil Hurezeanu Director - Realitatea-Catavencu
Costas Iordanidis Correspondent - Kathimerini
Masa Ivanis Media Adviser to the Chief Negotiator with the EU - Government of the Republic of Croatia
Bahadır Kaleağası International Coordinator and EU Representative - Turkish Industry & Business Association (TUSİAD)
Memduh Karakullukçu President - Global Affairs Forum
Osman Kavala Chairperson - Anadolu Kültür
Ayhan Kaya Professor of International Relations / Director - İstanbul Bilgi University, European Institute
Faruk Kaymakçı Diplomatic Adviser to Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator and Director for Civil Society, Communication and Culture of the EUSG
Onno Kervers Consul General of the Netherlands in İstanbul
Suat Kınıklıoğlu MP (AKP), Deputy Chairman of External Affairs - Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Matthew Kirk Group External Affairs Director - Vodafone Group
Mehmet Akif Koç Deputy Foreign Policy Adviser to Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen BAĞIŞ
Sami Kohen Foreign Affairs Columnist - Milliyet
David Král Director - EUROPEUM, Institute for European Policy
Taneli Lahti Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Olli Rehn
Anne-Marie
Le Gloannec Senior Research Fellow - Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI)
Pierre Lellouche Minister for European Affairs of the French Republic
Hervé Magro Consul General of the France
Diego Mellado Counsellor, Head of the Political Affairs, Press and Information Section - Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey
Murat Mercan MP (AKP), Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee - Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Bernardo de Miguel Renedo Correspondent - Cinco Dias
Onur Öymen Retired Ambassador / MP (CHP), Vice President of CHP - Republican People's Party (CHP)
Hüseyin Pazarcı MP (DSP), Member of EU Harmonization Committee - Grand National Assembly of Turkey
John Peet Europe Editor - The Economist
Claire Phillpotts British Embassy
Marc Pierini Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey
Ruprecht Polenz MP (CDU) / Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee - German Bundestag
David Reddaway Ambassador to Turkey - British Embassy
Olli Rehn European Commissioner for Enlargement
Henriette Riegler Senior Researcher - Austrian Institute of International Affairs
Güven Sak Director - Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)
Naci Sarıbaş Ambassador, Director General for EU Affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
Ayla Sevand Vice Chairperson – Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGİDER)
Kader Sevinç CHP Representative to the EU - Republican People's Party (CHP)
Liz Sleeman Turkey Team Leader – Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Jeff Streeter Director Operations Turkey - British Council
István Szabo Ambassador to Turkey - Embassy of Hungary
Adam Szymański PhD, Political Scientist and Analyst / Lecturer - Polish Institute of International Affairs / Institute of Poitical Science, University of Warsaw
Mehmet Şimşek Minister of Finance of the Republic of Turkey
Robert Tait Correspondent - The Guardian
Hermann Tertsch Correspondent - ABC
Serpil Timuray CEO - Vodafone, Turkey
Sylvia Tiryaki Deputy Director - Global Political Trends Center
Gökçe Tüylüoğlu Executive Director - Open Society Foundation,Turkey
Sinan Ülgen Chairperson - Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)
Zafer Üskül MP (AKP), Chairperson of the Human Rights Inquiry Committee - Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Thijs van der Plas Chargé d'Affaires - Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands
Aivars Vovers Ambassador to Turkey - Embassy of Latvia
Alexandre Vulic Advisor to Minister of State for European Affairs, France
Jane Fields Wicker-Miurin Co-Founder and Partner - Leaders' Quest
Marcin Wilczek Ambassador to Turkey - Embassy of Poland
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
Name and Surname Title and Organisation
Enis Erdem Aydın Program Assistant - Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Deniz Bayrakçı Communications and PR Coordinator - British Council
Ufuk Çarşıbaşı General Manager - Communication Partner
Ozan Dinçer Governance and Society Projects Coordinator - British Council
Sümbül Eren Press Officer - Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey
Funda Ergülen Deputy General Manager - Communication Partner
Ceyhun Göcenoğlu Business Relations and Bosphorus Conference Project Manager – British Council
Aybars Görgülü Assistant Program Officer - Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Emrah Güler Newsletter Editor - British Council
Caner Kasnaklı Intern - Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Çelik Özüduru Communication Officer - British Council
Selda Paydak Press and Information Manager - Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey
Gökçe Perçinoğlu Program Assistant - Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
Aslan Şaşmazer Events Assistant - British Council
Stefanie von Brochowski Information and Communication Officer - Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey
