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Turkey and the European Union at a Crossroad

The Inaugural Hüsnü Özyeğin Annual Lecture on Modern Turkey: Turkey and the European Union at a Crossroad

Keynote Address: Turkey and the European Union at a Crossroad
H.E. Martti Ahtisaari

Chairman, Independent Commission on Turkey
Former President of the Republic of Finland
President, Republic of Finland (1994-2000)
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, (2008)


Moderator
Dr. Grzegorz Ekiert
Professor of Government
Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Harvard University


Discussants
Elaine Papoulias
Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Harvard University

Melani Cammett
Professor of Government
Harvard University

Cemal Kafadar
Vehbi Koç Professor of Turkish Studies

Kemal Kirisci
TÜSİAD Senior Fellow and Director Turkey Project, Center on the United States and Europe
The Brookings Institution

Berna Turam
Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs
Northeastern University

People

  • Martti Ahtisaari – Chairman, Independent Commission on Turkey; Founder & Chairman of the Board, Crisis Management Initiative; President, Republic of Finland (1994-2000); Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, (2008)
  • Melani Cammett – Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Harvard University; Director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University; Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Cemal Kafadar – Vehbi Koç Professor of Turkish Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Kemal Kirişci – TÜSİAD Senior Fellow and Director, Turkey Project, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
  • Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Berna Turam – Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Northeastern University; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Introduction by Ayla Göksel – CEO, Özyeğin Social Investments
  • Moderated by Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Director (2012-2023), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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