KUASIA Webinar Series for the Fall 2020 semester has started with Veysel Tekdal’s talk today. We thank him for his insightful talk on diverging local development paths and performances in Western China and the participants for their thought-provoking questions.

We are sorry to announce that, in response to Koç University guidance on COVID-19, all KUASIA seminars until April 30, 2020, are canceled.

Over the twentieth century, Japan had transformed from an overpopulated, “Yellow Peril” in the world to a depopulated, “Declining Empire.” This talk introduces the historical, social, and geopolitical background that led to this swift demographic transition—a process that occur

You are cordially invited to attend a lecture by H.E. Mrs. Phantipha Iamsudha Ekarohit, Ambassador of Thailand, on ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) as Thailand has recently assumed the Presidency of this regional organization. She will also talk about Turkish-Thai

KUASIA Seminar “On the Brink Again: India, Pakistan and the Question of Kashmir”. Basharat Peer, well-known journalist, NYT editor and writer, will take the floor to talk about recent developments and ongoing hostility between Pakistan and India over dispute on Kashmir.

“Combating Climate Change with CO2 Capture and Conversion Technologies with KU & Korea”

Dr. Mohammed Monirul Islam, Consul General of Bangladesh in Istanbul

New Perspectives on India and Türkiye

We are pleased to host two distinguished speakers from Korea and Japan to talk about the recent developments in North Korea affecting the region as well as the world.

Ambassador of India to Türkiye will give a lecture on November 6th, Tuesday @ 4 pm at the Founders’ Hall. All are invited. UNIV 101.

October 2, 2018 marks the beginning of the 150th birth anniversary year of M.K. Gandhi (1869-1948), popularly called “Mahatma” (Great Soul) and “Bapu” (Father of the Indian Nation). Throughout the nationalist struggle in the first half of the 20th century, Gandhi played the mos

The Sustainable Development Goals recognizes group based disadvantages from economic development and stresses the need to “Leave no one behind”. In this presentation, I will discuss about who is being left behind and will focus on countries in Southeast Asia. I will also expoun