Conference Schedule

Conference Schedule

9:00 - 9:30                 Registration

9:30 - 9:45                 Welcoming Remarks

Talip Kucukcan (Insight Turkey)

09:45 - 10:45              Keynote Address

H. E. Besir Atalay (Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey)

Moderated by Erol Cebeci (SETA DC)

10:45 - 11:00              Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30              Elections and Future of Turkish Politics

Chair:          Kadir Ustun (SETA DC)

Speakers:    Hatem Ete (SETA)

Etyen Mahcupyan (Zaman Daily)

Fuat Keyman (Sabancı University & Istanbul Policy Center)

Ertan Aydın (POLLMARK)

12:30 - 1:30               Luncheon

1:30 - 3:00                 Democratization in New Turkey: What is Next?

Chair:          Amb. James H. Holmes (ATC)

Speakers:      Taha Ozhan (SETA)

Oral Calislar (Radikal Daily)

Ali Bayramoglu (Yeni Safak Daily)

Mustafa Karaalioglu (Star Daily)

3:00 - 3:15                 Coffee Break

3:15 - 4:45                 Turkey and the Arab Awakening

Chair:          Marina Ottaway (Wilson Center)

Speakers:      Stephen Larrabee (RAND)

Kilic Kanat (SETA DC)

Ufuk Ulutas (SETA)

Ramazan Yıldırım (Ru'ye Turkiye)

4:45 - 5:00                  Closing Remarks

Kadir Ustun (SETA DC)