Speakers

Prof. Dr. Ilber Ortayli – Historian, Galatasaray University

Mr. Rifat Hisarciklioglu – President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB)

Mr. Hans De Cuyper – CEO of Ageas, top insurer in Europe and Asia

Prof. Dr. Dries Lesage – Associate Professor, Ghent University

Ms. Tina De Gendt – Historian, author and journalist

Programme

14.00
Welcome by H.E. Bekir Uysal, Ambassador of Türkiye in Belgium, and
Mr Pol De Witte, Director-General of Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations

Session 1

14.15-14.45
Prof. Em. Dr. Ilber OrtaylI, historian, Galatassaray University in Istanbul, on the history of the Turkish Republic

14.45-14.55
Prof. Dr. Dries Lasage, Ghent University, discussant

14.55-15.05
Questions

15.05-15.25
Mr. Rifat HisarcIklIoglu, President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), on Türkiye’s economic and industrial expansion

15.25-15.45
Mr Hans De Cuyper, CEO of Ageas, on Belgian-Turkish trade and investment relations and Ageas’ experience with investing in Türkiye

15.45-16.00
Questions

Session 2

16.10-16.20
Ms De Gendt, historian and author, on Turkish immigration in Belgium

16.20-16.50
Testimonies by

Tamer Cankurtaranoglu
Parla Astarci

Zehra Sayin

Ercan Çesmeli and Leyla Yuksel

16.50-17.00
Questions

17.00-18.00
Reception