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The American Turkish Society’s policy programs offer members invaluable insight into the political issues and discussions of current importance to Turkey and the United States. In addition, Turkey’s foreign affairs and relations with other countries and regions of the world are discussed in the context of their impact on the Turkish economy and society as well as relations with the United States.
The American Turkish Society hosts top government officials, including Prime Ministers and Ministers of State, and offers a Meet the Ambassadors series. Recent speakers have included Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah Gul, Treasury Minister Ali Babacan, UNDP Administrator Dr. Kemal Dervis, Prof. Şevket Pamuk, and Ambassadors Mort Abramowitz, Marc Grossman, O. Faruk Logoglu, Mark Parris, W. Robert Pearson, and Ross Wilson.
The American Turkish Society often collaborates with other top foreign policy organizations in Turkey and the United States to share insights about Turkey and to further the discussion of U.S. –Turkish relations with broader audiences, hosting scholars and political analysts from such organizations. |
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EU-Turkey Relations at a Critical Juncture, April 7, 2009: A Lecture by Professor Şevket Pamuk in collaboration with London School of Economics and Political Science and The Levin Institute.
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2008 U.S. Presidential Election and Turkey, October 21, 2008: A panel discussion with former members of the U.S. Congress, moderated by Bruce Fein, Turkish Coalition of America.
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Address by H. E. Abdullah Gül, September 25, 2008: Luncheon with the President of the Republic of Turkey.
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Making Sense of Contemporary Turkish Politics, May 7, 2008: Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ümit Cizre at The Levin Institute.
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U.S. - Turkish Relations and Northern Iraq, February 7, 2008: A panel discussion in collaboration with The Jamestown Foundation.
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Address by H.E. Ali Babacan, October 1, 2007: The new Foreign Minister of Turkey discussed the country’s top foreign policy issues and U.S. -Turkish relations.
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Panel Discussion on “Turkey and Its Role in Europe”, September 20, 2007: A Discussion of Turkey's EU Accession and Recent Political and Legislative Developments at the NYC Bar Association
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Meet the Ambassadors Program : Ongoing event series that hosts American and Turkish Ambassadors, including Ambassadors Mort Abramowitz, Eric Edelman, Marc Grossman, O. Faruk Logoglu, Mark Parris, W. Robert Pearson, and Ross Wilson.
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