Thematic Approach

GIRES, the Global Institute for Research Education & Scholarship aims to reflect upon the rich historical and cultural heritage of Turkey and explore its transformative journey since its establishment a century ago.  

The conference aims to reflect upon the rich historical and cultural heritage of Turkey and explore its transformative journey since its establishment a century ago. We wish to engage in interdisciplinary discussions, exchange insights, and deepen our understanding of the multifaceted aspects of Turkey’s development over the past century. Also, we aim to explore various aspects, including political, social, economic, cultural, and artistic dimension

GIRES, dedicated to interdisciplinarity, invites a diverse range of participants, including academics, researchers, policymakers, graduate students, and representatives from non-governmental organizations and think-tanks working in related fields to contribute to the discussion and to debate these issues.

Proposed Topics 

-The Formation of Modern Turkey: Historical Perspectives
-Socio-Political Transformations in Contemporary Turkey
-Economic Development and Challenges in the 21st Century
-Cultural Identity, Heritage, and Artistic Expressions
-Turkey’s Foreign Policy: Regional and Global Perspectives
-Democratization, Human Rights, and Civil Society
-Gender, Social Inclusion, and Equality in Turkish Society
-Education, Science, and Innovation in Turkey
-Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Mitigation
-Reflections on the Future: Turkey in the Next Century

Proposed Formats (Lingua franca: English/Possibility for the use of Turkish and Greek languages for panel proposals)
-Individual papers (GIRES will included it in a panel)
-Panels (up to 4 presentations-chaired by one of the presenters or appointed by GIRES)
-Roundtable presentations (chaired by one of the presenters or appointed by GIRES)
-Poster presentations
-Student presentations (one paper presented by up to 3 young scholars)
-Keynote speech (depending on the time availability)
-Pre-recorder presentation (s) (Asynchronous Platform)
-Pre-recorder presentation (s) (Synchronous-live- Sessions: live participation of presenter (s) during the Q&A sessions)

Publication Opportunity 
The Organizing Committee and GIRES Press will publish the most powerful and dynamic presentations of the conference and include them
in a collective volume in the form of short articles and/or long essays. For more information please contact us

Live Sessions Recording
All participants have the option to have their presentations recorded (during live sessions) in HD quality. The recordings will be uploaded to GIRES media for unlimited access and dissemination.

Asynchronous Options
All participants have the option to have their presentations (video/audio/text) uploaded to our Virtual Platform. All  registered participants will have access to the material for 5 days.

Our proposed topics & formats are not restrictive and we invite additional germane ideas
Due to the restrictions of Corona Crisis our event (for the time being) will take place VIRTUALLY