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

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.

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.

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

The Seminar will be conducted by Prof. Dr. Tankut Centel in March 2018

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

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