Public Speaker Series: Columbia Global Centers | Istanbul maintains a speakers series with distinguished academics, intellectuals, business leaders, and artists on a broad scope of issues with regional and global impact. The speaker series aim to attract a wide audience with thought provoking lectures focusing on the most compelling issues of our time and create a lively platform for exchange of ideas and conversation.
Conferences and Workshops: The Istanbul Center cooperates with partners on campus and in the region to organize a variety of conferences, workshops and seminars throughout the year. The Center gathers local and international experts that provide important opportunities for academic dialogue and intellectual engagement. Many of these events are also open for the public to attend.
Student and Alumni Relations: The Istanbul Center creates a hub for Columbia students and alumni in the region by organizing regular gatherings, where current and prospective students, parents and alumni learn about the centers, projects and programs, meet with the team and gain awareness of Columbia's mission on global education.
Our Events
Book Talk: The End of Two Illusions with Hamid Dabashi and Safwan Masri
Social Entrepreneurship Workshop for High School Students
Our News
Exploring the Foundations of Modern Turkey: Highlights from the Centennial Conference
This two-day conference offered an interdisciplinary and nuanced exploration of Turkey's transformative years between the 1920s and 1940s.
Turkey and Syria After the Earthquakes
The series of panel discussions shares lessons learned in the aftermath of two major earthquakes and lays the foundation for enduring recovery.
Elections in Turkey and Greece: Strengthening or Straining Relations?
A discussion on how electoral outcomes in both countries could shape the bilateral relations and foreign policies.