18 June 2015, Institute of Political Science, University of Warsaw -  Seminar on parliamentary elections in Turkey

Participants (affiliation at given time in brackets): Prof. Danuta Chmielowska (University of Warsaw), Prof. Adam Szymański (Institute of Political Science, UW), Artur Adamczyk, PhD (Centre for Europe, UW), Karol Bieniek, PhD (Institute of Political Science, KEN Pedagogical University, Kraków), Joanna Bocheńska, PhD (Institute of Oriental Studies, Section of Kurdish Studies, Jagiellonian University), Jakub Wódka, PhD (Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Science), Konrad Zasztowt, PhD (PISM; Department for European Islam Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw), Özgür Soner, MA (Institute of Political Science, UW), Magdalena Szkudlarek, MA (Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, UAM Poznań), Karol Wasilewski, MA (University of Warsaw), Agata Wójcik MA (Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Science).

Main topic – consequences of parliamentary elections on 7 June 2015 for the domestic and foreign policy of Turkey

Domestic politics

• Governance system – parliamentary vs. presidential system
• Political regime – democracy vs. authoritarianism
• Model of state and society
• Party system – end of the dominant party system?

Foreign policy

• Foreign policy doctrine
• Relations with the EU and the USA (NATO)
• Middle East policy
• Relations with Russia
• Relations with South Caucasus, the Balkans and Central Asia
• Multilateral relations

15 December 2015, Institute of Political Science, University of Warsaw -  Seminar on parliamentary elections in Turkey

Participants (affiliation at given time in brackets): Prof. Danuta Chmielowska (Centre for Europe, UW), Prof. Adam Szymański (Institute of Political Science, UW), Karol Bieniek, PhD (Institute of Political Science, KEN Pedagogical University, Kraków), Jakub Wódka, PhD (Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Science), Konrad Zasztowt, PhD (PISM; Department for European Islam Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw), Özgür Soner, MA (Institute of Political Science, UW), Karol Wasilewski, MA (University of Warsaw), Ksenia Szelachowska, MA (GSSR PAN), Agata Wójcik MA (Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Science); Konstanty Gebert (European Council on Foreign Relations).

Main topic - consequences of parliamentary elections on 1 November 2015 for the domestic and foreign policy of Turkey

10 May 2017, University of Warsaw – Seminar on Turkey after the constitutional referendum

Participants (affiliation at given time in brackets): Prof. Danuta Chmielowska (Centre for Europe, UW), Prof. Adam Szymański (Institute of Political Science, UW), Karol Bieniek, PhD (Institute of Political Science, KEN Pedagogical University, Kraków), Kinga Smoleń, PhD (Faculty of Political Science, UMCS, Lublin), Jakub Wódka, PhD (Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Science), Agnieszka Zastawna-Templin, PhD, with a group of students (Department of Turkish Studies and Inner Asian Peoples, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw), Konrad Zasztowt, PhD (Department for European Islam Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw), Mateusz Chudziak, MA (Centre for Eastern Studies), Özgür Soner, MA (Institute of Political Science, UW), Karol Wasilewski, MA (Polish Institute of International Affairs).

Main topic – consequences of constitutional referendum on 16 April 2017 for the Turkish politics

• Which political system (including party system) and political regime?
• „Subtle Islamisation” or something more?
• What about the Kurdish issue?
• Social and economic consequences?
• Which foreign policy?
  1. Relations with the West (EU, USA, NATO)
  2. Relations with Russia
  3. Middle East politics

 

26 June 2018, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw - Expert seminar after the parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey

Participants (affiliation at given time in brackets) - members of the research group as well as participants of the discussed project and other experts: Artur Adamczyk, PhD (University of Warsaw), Karol Bieniek, PhD (KEN Pedagogical University, Kraków), Joanna Bocheńska, PhD (Jagiellonian University), Amanda Dziubińska, MA (University of Warsaw), Karol Kaczorowski, PhD (Jagiellonian University), Anna Solarz, PhD (University of Warsaw), Özgür Soner, MA (University of Warsaw), Prof. Adam Szymański (University of Warsaw), Wojciech Ufel, MA (University of Wroclaw), Karol Wasilewski, MA (Polish Institute of International Affairs), Prof. Jacek Wojnicki (University of Warsaw).

Topics:

1. Presentation of results to date of the project no. 2016/21/B/HS5/00074 Between Fair and Rigged. Elections as a Key Determinant of the "Borderline Political Regime" - Turkey in Comparative Perspective (OPUS 11) - with use of examples of the electoral manipulations from the last parliamentary and presidential elections (24 June 2018)
2. Discussion on the consequences of the parliamentary and presidential elections (24 June 2018):

a) domestic politics - impact on the political system and party system; future actions in economic policy and security field; prospects of the Kurdish issue

b) foreign policy - impact on relations with the USA, EU, Russia; Middle Eastern policy of Turkey