Program

09:30
Registration

10:00
Opening Remarks
FES Turkey & Helsinki Citizens Assembly

10:15
1st Panel : Regional Caucus on Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey
Iran: Abbas Vali, Boğaziçi University
Syria: Christian Sinclair, University of Arizona
Kurdistan Regional Government: Rebwar Kerim Wali, Rudaw
Turkey: Cengiz Çandar, Radikal Daily
Moderator: Nigâr Hacızade

12.00
Break

12:15
Discussion

13:30
Lunch

15:00
2nd Panel : Regional Caucus on Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Turkey
Egypt: Ramy Mohsen, National Center for Research and Consulting (NCRC)
Tunisia: Choukri Hmed, Université Paris-Dauphine
Algeria: Omar Benderra, International Committee of Solidarity with the Algerian free Trade-Unions
Turkey: Ayhan Bilgen, Democratic Constitution Movement
Moderator: Işın Eliçin

16:45
Coffee Break

17:00
Discussion

18:15
Concluding remarks: Herta Däubler-Gmelin, Former Minister of Justice, Germany

English-Turkish simultaneous translation will be provided during the conference.