The Role of Humanitarian NGOs in Turkey’s Peacebuilding
Recent years have seen Turkish humanitarian non-governmental organizations play a growing role in international peacebuilding. To what extent can we talk about an interaction between the state and the NGOs? Is it a sustainable model or one dependent upon temporary policies?
The Role of Humanitarian NGOs in Turkey’s Peacebuilding
Recent years have seen Turkish humanitarian non-governmental organizations play a growing role in international peacebuilding. The rapid growth in their number and the scope of their work has garnered increased attention, particularly within the framework of Turkey’s new foreign policy. The speakers will present the findings of their research on the nature and modus operandi of Turkey’s humanitarian NGOs, within the larger context of an increasingly pluralist environment of peacebuilding. What are the parameters of Turkey’s peacebuilding experience? To what extent can we talk about an interaction between the state and the NGOs? What are the main activities and key features of Turkish humanitarian NGOs? Is it a sustainable model or one dependent upon temporary policies?
This event is co-sponsored by the Wilson Center's Middle East Program, the Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) at Sabanci University, and the Turkish-American Cultural Society (TACS).
Speakers
Bulent Aras
Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University, Istanbul, Turkey
Pinar Akpinar
Kemal Kirişci
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