ORSAM also held a second symposium titled “Japan Turkey Dialogue on Global Affairs” on 1 March 2016, with the support of the Embassy of Japan in Ankara, aiming to offer an insight into Japan-Turkey relations and the opportunities of cooperation on various regional and global issues. During the symposium, the speakers shared their viewpoints regarding the bilateral relations and several unfolding developments in Central Asia and the Middle East. Academics from various universities in Ankara, representatives of diplomatic missions, government institutions, research centers, Japanese citizens living in Ankara and a large number of students from universities attended the symposium as well as those interested in the foreign affairs and international politics of Japan and Turkey.
OPENING
Assoc. Prof. Bahadır Pehlivantürk, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, "G Introduction: Japan-Turkey Dialogue on Global Affairs"
OPENING SPEECHES
Gürsel DÖNMEZ, Director of Foreign Relations, Prime Ministry, "Opening Speech"
Yutaka YOKOI, (Japan’s Ambassador to Turkey, Embassy of Japan, Ankara), "Opening Speech"
Ali Resul USUL, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SAM, "Opening Speech"
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Shingo YAMAGAMI, Director General (Acting) of Japan Institute of International Affairs, "Japan’s Contribution to Peace, Security and Stability in Central Asia"
Mesut ÖZCAN, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Turkey’s Security Challenges in its Neighborhood"
SPECIAL ARTICLE
Shingo YAMAGAMI, Executive Director of JIIA, Japan Institute of International Affairs, "Japan is Back"
IV. PANEL
1) TURKEY-JAPAN RELATIONS AND APPROACHES TO CENTRAL ASIA
Tetsuji TANAKA, Central Asia Research Institute of Japan, "Japan-Central Asia Relations"
Oktay TANRISEVER, Middle East Technical University, "Turkey’s Relations with Russia and Central Asia"
Kohei IMAI, JSPS Scholar, Meiji University, "Turkey as a Trading State and the Japanese Model"
Ali AKKEMIK, Kadir Has University, "On Turkish-Japanese Economic Relations"
2) TURKISH AND JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES ON MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS
Koichiro Tanaka, Managing Director of IEEJ, President of JIME Center, "Japanese Perspectives towards the Middle East"
Yutaka TAKAOKA, Senior Researcher, Middle East Research Institute of Japan,
"Analysis of the Resource Mobilization Mechanism of the Islamic State"
Haldun YALÇINKAYA, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, "Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) and Turkey"
Bayram Sinkaya, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, "Iran and Turkey Relations After the Nuclear Deal: A Case for Compartmentaliazation"
OPENING
Assoc. Prof. Bahadır Pehlivantürk, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, "G Introduction: Japan-Turkey Dialogue on Global Affairs"
OPENING SPEECHES
Gürsel DÖNMEZ, Director of Foreign Relations, Prime Ministry, "Opening Speech"
Yutaka YOKOI, (Japan’s Ambassador to Turkey, Embassy of Japan, Ankara), "Opening Speech"
Ali Resul USUL, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SAM, "Opening Speech"
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Shingo YAMAGAMI, Director General (Acting) of Japan Institute of International Affairs, "Japan’s Contribution to Peace, Security and Stability in Central Asia"
Mesut ÖZCAN, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Turkey’s Security Challenges in its Neighborhood"
SPECIAL ARTICLE
Shingo YAMAGAMI, Executive Director of JIIA, Japan Institute of International Affairs, "Japan is Back"
IV. PANEL
1) TURKEY-JAPAN RELATIONS AND APPROACHES TO CENTRAL ASIA
Tetsuji TANAKA, Central Asia Research Institute of Japan, "Japan-Central Asia Relations"
Oktay TANRISEVER, Middle East Technical University, "Turkey’s Relations with Russia and Central Asia"
Kohei IMAI, JSPS Scholar, Meiji University, "Turkey as a Trading State and the Japanese Model"
Ali AKKEMIK, Kadir Has University, "On Turkish-Japanese Economic Relations"
2) TURKISH AND JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES ON MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS
Koichiro Tanaka, Managing Director of IEEJ, President of JIME Center, "Japanese Perspectives towards the Middle East"
Yutaka TAKAOKA, Senior Researcher, Middle East Research Institute of Japan,
"Analysis of the Resource Mobilization Mechanism of the Islamic State"
Haldun YALÇINKAYA, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, "Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) and Turkey"
Bayram Sinkaya, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, "Iran and Turkey Relations After the Nuclear Deal: A Case for Compartmentaliazation"
