Is Türkiye experiencing a shift of axis in its foreign policy? Is Ankara distancing itself from the West and getting closer with the East? These are questions that are posed time and again, especially during periods of increased tension between Türkiye and the United States or

The book talk draws from extensive literature on populism, democracy, and emerging markets as well as interviews with senior government officials, experts, and journalists in East Asia and beyond. It discusses the unlikely electoral success of President Rodrigo Duterte of the P

Asia-Pacific Research Center (APAM) "Exchange of Experiences for the Future: Japanese and Turkish Humanitarian Aid & Support Activities in Conflict Zones"

Chinese economy grew from being insignificant to being the world’s largest (in purchasing parity terms) in just a few decades. In this book talk, Mr. Fatih Oktay will first discuss the economic, social, political impacts on the world of this meteoric growth. Then he will talk a

KUASIA Asian Ambassadors’ Talk Series begins this semester with Consul-General of South Korea in Istanbul, H.E. Ambassador Youngcheol CHA’s presentation on Korean Economic Development and New Village Movement. His talk took place on Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 at 3:30 pm at Koç

KUASIA Inauguration Panel The Asian Century? Dynamics of Geopolitics, Economy and Power KUASIA organized an opening panel in Founders' Hall on May 9th, 2017. Distinguished speakers from India, China and the UK discussed whether we live in the Asian Century and the dynamics

Koç University Maritime Forum (KUDENFOR) & Koç University Asia Center (KUASIA) jointly organized an international workshop on April 28th, 2017 at Rahmi Koç Museum Conference Hall with the participation of DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Board) and Turkish, Chinese and Indian s

Koç University Asia Center (KUASIA) organised an event with the participation of Ambassador of South Korea on April 24 th 2017. South Korean Ambassador, Dr. Cho Yun-Soo talked about Turkish and Korean relations, South Korea’s economic growth, cultural similarities and future co

Dr. Burak Akçapar, Former Turkish Ambassador to India, Nepal and the Maldives, currently serving as the Director General for Policy Planning at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, gave a speech on his latest book titled People’s Mission. Based on Dr. Ansari’s correspondenc

Koç University Asia Center (KUASIA) organised an event with the participation of Ambassador of South Korea on April 24 th 2017. South Korean Ambassador, Dr. Cho Yun-Soo talked about Turkish and Korean relations and future collaborations.

Koç University Asia Center (KUASIA) organised an event with the participation of Ambassador of Singapore on February 27 th 2017. Ambassador of Singapore, H.E. Mr. A. Selverajah, talked about “The Singapore story: Creating Relevance in a challenging World”.

KUASIA, MiReKoc and Center for Development Studies (CDS) organized a two-day conference between January 23 and 25, 2017 in Trivandrum, India. This conference on diasporas, development and migration in Asia brought together a group of experts from India, Türkiye and Hong Kong.