CONFERENCE TITLED “UKRAYNA ORTODOKS KİLİSESİ'NİN RUS ORTODOKS KİLİSESİ’NDEN AYRILMASI TARTIŞMALARI VE ULUSLARARASI SİYASET” (DEBATES ON THE SEPERATION OF THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH FROM THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS) WAS HELD

On 2 November 2018, a conference titled “Ukrayna Ortodoks Kilisesi'nin Rus Ortodoks Kilisesi’nden Ayrılması Tartışmaları ve Uluslararası Siyaset” (Debates on the Separation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from the Russian Orthodox Church and International Politics) was held at AVİM. 

AVİM CELEBRATES THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

The staff of the Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) celebrates the 95^th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey and our nation’s Republic Day.

ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ARMENIAN RESEARCH HAS BEEN RESTORED

Institute for Armenian Research website was temporarily inaccessible due to technical problems.

THE THIRD ISSUE OF EURASIAN WORLD JOURNAL HAS BEEN PUBLISHED

“Eurasian World” is entering its second publication year with the present issue. This issue includes ten studies. 

ROUND TABLE MEETING ON THE BLACK SEA SECURITY AT AVİM

On 16 October 2018, a round table meeting was held at AVİM, at which former Commander of the NATO Allied Land Command in İzmir and former Commander of the United States Army Europe Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges, who recently holds the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at Washington, DC based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) along with an US delegation, AVİM analysts and a number of academics from the universities in Ankara focusing on the Black Sea region and security studies participated.

THE CONFERENCE BOOK TITLED “SECURITY, STABILITY AND COOPERATION IN THE WIDER BLACK SEA REGION” HAS BEEN PUBLISHED

The conference book based on the proceedings of the international conference titled “Security, Stability and Cooperation in the Wider Black Sea Region” that was jointly organized by Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) and Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) on 4 December 2017 has been published by AVİM.

2018 SPECA ECONOMIC FORUM WAS HELD IN ALMATY BETWEEN 20-21 SEPTEMBER

2018 Economic Forum of the Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) and the Thirteenth Session of the SPECA Governing Council were held on 20-21 September 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) is represented in the 2018 SPECA Economic Forum held in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe by Ambassador (R) Çınar Aldemir.

AVİM CELEBRATES 30 AUGUST VICTORY DAY

Yesterday, all of Turkey joyfully celebrated the victory attained 96 years ago under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Atatürk that concluded the Turkish War of Liberation. As AVİM, we celebrate our people’s and country's 30 August Victory Day.

THE 37TH ISSUE OF THE REVIEW OF ARMENIAN STUDIES JOURNAL HAS BEEN PUBLISHED

​The newly published 37th issue of the Review of Armenian Studies journal contains 4 articles and 1 book review.

AVİM CONFERENCE BOOK TITLED “25 YEARS OF TURKEY-UKRAINE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND PROSPECTS FOR ENHANCED COOPERATION” IS PUBLISHED

The book contains three articles based on the presentation made by Assoc. Prof. Anar Somuncuoğlu (Hacettepe University Department of International Relations), Assoc. Prof. Sergii Glebov (Odessa Mechnikov National University Faculty of International Relations), and Fethi Kurtiy Şahin (Research Assistant at METU Graduate School of Social Science; PhD candidate at METU Area Studies PhD Program) at this panel.

AVIM PUBLISHED THE BOOK ENTITLED BRITISH DOCUMENTS ON ARMENIAN QUESTION (1912-1923) BY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TOLGA BAŞAK

AVIM published the book, containing a selection of documents, entitled “British Documents on Armenian Question (1912-1923)” compiled by Associate Professor Tolga Başak. 

AVIM SENIOR ANALYST ASLAN YAVUZ ŞİR DELIVERED A SPEECH AT THE “GLOBAL AND REGIONAL DETERMINANTS OF TRILATERAL COOPERATION” MEETING ORGANIZED IN TBILISI

AVİM senior analyst Aslan Yavuz Şir delivered a speech at the “Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey: Global And Regional Determinants Of Trilateral Cooperation” meeting jointly organized in Tbilisi by the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SAM), Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (Rondeli Foundation) and the Center for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. 

CALL FOR PAPERS: THE EURASIAN WORLD

The main topic of third issue of the Eurasian World (Fall 2018) is "Energy Project, Pipeline Politics and the Role of Turkey".

CONFERENCE ENTITLED “BİR ENDOKTRİNASYON ARACI OLARAK POSTA PULLARI VE SOYKIRIM ANLATISININ GÖRSEL TEMSİLLERİ” (POST STAMPS AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR INDOCTRINATION AND THE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE GENOCIDE NARRATIVE)

The sixth of AVİM’s Ömer Engin Lütem Lectures was held on 5 June 2018 with the presentation of Ayşe Yüzel, a PhD student at Ankara University Armenian Language and Culture Program. 

ROUND-TABLE MEETING BETWEEN AVİM ANALYSTS AND THE PARTICIPANTS OF CENTER FOR ASIA LEADERSHIP - ASIA LEADERSHIP 2018 TREK

On 4 June 2018, participants of the Center for Asia Leadership - AsiaLeadershipTrek 2018 composed of the students and the alumni of political science, economy, law and business administration departments of Harvard, MIT, Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy paid a visit to AVİM.

THE ROUND-TABLE MEETING TITLED "AN EVALUATION OF THE JCPOA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW" JOINTLY ORGANIZED BY AVİM AND HÜSAM

On 24 May 2018 at Hacettepe University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) and Hacettepe University Strategic Research Center (HÜSAM) organized a round-table meeting titled “An Evaluation of the JCPOA from the Perspective of International Law" as the follow-up of the conference they jointly organized last week with the title “An Evaluation of the Iran Nuclear Deal Under the Trump Administration and Prospects.”

At the round-table meeting which was attended by a number of selected participants composed of AVİM analysts, representatives of the foreign missions in Ankara and academicians from different universities, US’ withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal was assessed from an international law viewpoint.

AVİM AND HÜSAM JOINTLY ORGANIZED A CONFERENCE TITLED “AN EVALUATION OF THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND PROSPECTS”

On 17 May 2018, Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) and Hacettepe University Strategic Research Center (HÜSAM) together organized a conference titled “An Evaluation of the Iran Nuclear Deal Under the Trump Administration and Prospects,” at which the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that was signed by P5+1 countries and Iran, President Trump’s declaration of the US withdrawal from the deal, and the possible consequences of this decision were evaluated.

CONFERENCE TITLED "BOSNIAKS AND CURRENT PROCESSES IN THE BALKANS" WAS HELD ON 11 MAY 2018 AT AVİM

The Center For Eurasian Studies (AVİM), together with the Montenegro Friendship Association, organized a conference titled “Boşnaklar Ve Balkanlarda Mevcut Süreçler” (“Bosniaks and Current Processes in the Balkans” on 11 May 2018 at the AVİM Conference Hall, at which Montenegrin Journalist-Author-Politician Rifat Rastoder participated as the speaker. The opening and introductory speech of the conference was delivered by AVİM Director Ambassador (R) Alev Kılıç.