Simon Fraser, Joost Lagendijk and Yaşar Yakış
Conference Details
Independent Commission on Turkey
International Inspiration
Our Shared Europe
Social Entrepreneurship
Past Projects
Bosphorus Conference 2011
Bosphorus Conference 2007
Bosphorus Conference 2006
Bosphorus Conference 2005
Bosphorus Conference 2004
PARTICIPANTS
Name and Surname Title and Organisation
Asaf Savaş Akat Professor of Economics - İstanbul Bilgi University
Shirin Akiner Lecturer in Central Asian Studies - School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
İshak Alaton Chairperson - Alarko Holding / Member - TESEV Executive Board
Hakan Altınay Executive Director - Open Society Institute, Turkey
Yılmaz Argüden Chairperson - ARGE Consulting / Member - TESEV Executive Board
Baroness Ashton of Upholland European Commissioner for Trade
Christer Asp Ambassador to Turkey - Swedish Embassy
Ali Babacan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
Nick Baird Ambassador to Turkey - British Embassy
Canan Balkır Professor of Economics - Dokuz Eylül University
Yavuz Baydar Columnist - Today's Zaman
Murat Belge Professor - İstanbul Bilgi University
Carl Bildt Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Mehmet Ali Birand Editor-in-Chief - Kanal D News Department
Ferhat Boratav Editor in Chief - CNN Türk
Ahmet Davutoğlu Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister, Turkey
Oğuz Demiralp Ambassador, Secretary General - Secretariat General for EU Affairs
Pınar Eczacıbaşı Chairperson - Young Executives and Businesspersons Association (GYİAD)
Atila Eralp Professor of International Relations, Director of Center for European Studies - Middle East Technical University
Klaus - Dieter Frankenberger Foreign Editor - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Simon Fraser Director General for Europe and Globalisation - Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Zeynep Göğüş President - TR Plus Centre for Turkey in Europe
Heather Grabbe Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Olli Rehn
Sir John Grant Director Europe - BHP Billiton Europe
Aylin Güney Assistant Professor - Department of Political Science, Bilkent University
William Hale Professor of Political Science
Jessica Hand Consul General - British Consulate, İstanbul
Lord Hannay of Chiswick Former Ambassador to the UN and EU / Former UK Special representative to Cyprus / Member of the House of Lords
Yusuf Ziya İrbeç MP (AKP), Member of EU Harmonization Committee - Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Diana Janse Deputy Director - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Fuat Keyman Professor of International Relations - Koç University
Sinem Kocamaz PhD Student - Dokuz Eylül University
Heinz Kramer Senior Research Fellow - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Sacha Kumaria Director - Terra Firma Capital Partners
Joost Lagendijk MEP, Chair of the Turkey Delegation - European Parliament
Angus Lapsley Counsellor CFSP / ESDP / Wider World - UK Permanent Representation to the EU
Michael Leigh Director General for Enlargement - European Commission
Pierre Lellouche Deputy of Paris and Chairman - French Parliamentary Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Faruk Loğoğlu President - ASAM (Centre for Eurasian Strategic Studies) / Retired Ambassador
Diego Mellado Counsellor - Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey
Anand Menon Professor of West European Politics - University of Birmingham
Murat Mercan MP (AKP), Chairperson of Foreign Affairs Committee - Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones Shadow Minister for Security and National Security Advisor to the Leader of the Conservative Party, UK
Şakir Ziya Öniş Professor of International Political Economy, Director of Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities - Koç University
Soli Özel Lecturer of International Relations - İstanbul Bilgi University
Quentin Peel International Affairs Editor - Financial Times
John Peet Europe Editor - The Economist
Guillaume Perrier Journalist - Le Monde
Claire Phillpotts First Secretary - British Embassy
Marc Pierini Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey
Hugh Pope Project Director, Turkey / Cyprus - International Crisis Group
Giles Portman Deputy Head of Mission - British Embassy, Turkey
Olli Rehn European Commissioner for Enlargement
Paul Ryan Head of Regulatory and Political Affairs - Vodafone Group Plc
Eyüp Can Sağlık Editor-in-Chief - Referans Daily
Naci Sarıbaş Ambassador, Director General for EU Affairs - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
Dorothée Schmid Researcher - Institut Français Des Relations Internationales (IFRI)
Wawrzyniec Smoczyński Deputy Foreign Editor - Polityka Weekly
Ayşe Soysal Professor, Former Rector - Boğaziçi University
Sylvia Tiryaki Deputy Director - Global Political Trends Center
Tahir Uysal Country President - BP Turkey
Sinan Ülgen Chairperson - Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)
Maxime Verhagen Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Lars Wahlund Director - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Helen Wallace Centennial Professor - European Institute, London School of Economics
Catherine Wendt Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Baroness Ashton
Yaşar Yakış MP (AKP), Chairperson of EU Harmonization Committee - Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Ahmet Yücel Acting General Director - General Directorate for European Union Affairs, State Planning Organization
Name and Surname Title and Organisation
Mensur Akgün Director of Foreign Policy Programme - Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) / Head of International Relations Department - İstanbul Kültür University / Columnist - Referans Daily
Rosemary Arnott Director Turkey and the Black Sea - British Council
Katinka Barysch Deputy Director - Centre for European Reform (CER)
Deniz Bayrakçı Communications and PR Coordinator - British Council
Zeynep Çoruh Intern - TESEV
Ozan Dinçer Governance and Society Projects Coordinator - British Council
Özlem Gemici Project Assistant - TESEV
Yeşim Gözde-Ersoy Marketing and Communications Manager - British Council
Charles Grant Director - CER
Emrah Güler Newsletter Editor - British Council
Sanem Güner-Bozan Programme Officer - TESEV
Gary Hallsworth Director Governance and Society - British Council
Catherine Hoye Office & Events Manager - CER
Seda Mumcu-Aydeniz Governance and Society Projects Manager - British Council
Çelik Özüduru Communications Officer - British Council
Can Paker Chairperson - TESEV
Esra Saruhan Events Assistant - British Council
Aslı Savuran Events Coordinator - British Council
Sabiha Senyücel-Gündoğar Programme Officer - TESEV
Jeff Streeter Director Ankara - British Council
Ayşe Üstünel-Yırcalı Executive Coordinator - TESEV
