The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (ABCNY), The American Turkish Society, and Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TACCI), together with the Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey in New York, cordially invite you to "Turkey’s Role in Europe."

This event is free and open to the public.

Topics and Panel of Experts:

Opening Remarks by The Honorable Mehmet Samsar, Consul General of the Republic of Turkey in New York

– Turkey's EU Accession within the Context of EU Enlargement, Maria Francesca Spatolisano, Economic and Trade Counselor, European Commission Mission to the United Nations

– Turkey at the EU Negotiating Table: The Turkish Perspective on EU Accession , Dr. Bahadir Kaleagasi, Director of TÜSIAD EU-Brussels Office; Lecturer on EU Institutions and External Relations, University of Brussels

– Key Financial, Legal, Banking, and Investment Sector Reforms in Turkey Relevant to Turkey's EU Membership, Lawrence M. Kaye, Esq., Partner, Herrick Feinstein, LLP

– Recent Political and Constitutional Issues in Turkey and Their Impact on Turkey's EU Accession, Nuri M. Colakoglu, Managing Director CNN-Turk and Vice-President, Executive Committee Dogan Media Group, Semih Idiz, Journalist, Columnist for Milliyet and Turkish Daily News

– Turkey's Role as a Regional Great Power: Turkey's Relations with its Border States as Contrasted with the EU's Foreign and Security Policy, Prof. Yakup Atila Eralp, Ph.D., Director of the Center for European Studies, Middle East Technical University

– Turkey Looks West and The West Looks Back: Definitions of Culture and Society and the Impact on Turkish-European Relations, Gerald Knaus, Director, European Stability Initiative, Istanbul, Turkey

–A Mediterranean Union?: The Mediterranean, North Africa and The Middle East, Steven A. Cook, Ph.D., Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

– moderated by Prof. George A. Bermann, Director, European Legal Studies, Columbia University School of Law