{"id":52019,"date":"2025-08-29T14:43:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T11:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/?post_type=events&#038;p=52019"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:06:43","slug":"diadyktiaki-syzitisi-me-thema-metaxy-dynamis-kai-paradoxou-stratiotikopoiisi-amyntikes-filodoxies-kai-oi-stratigikes-epidioxeis-tis-tourkias","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/events\/online-discussion-on-between-power-and-paradox-militarisation-defence-ambitions-and-turkeys-strategic-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Online discussion on: &#8220;Between Power and Paradox: Militarisation, Defence Ambitions, and Turkey\u2019s Strategic Struggles&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the-content\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q3d7sNOl-pg?si=_eCj56eR85lSBWdZ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Situated at the crossroads of regional crises and deeply embedded in Western security\u00a0structures like NATO, Turkey navigates a paradoxical position as it claims the role of both\u00a0a regional stabilizer and a global mediator. The discussion will delve into Turkey\u2019s multi-vector foreign policy, its growing defence industry as a tool for diplomatic influence, and\u00a0the economic contradictions shaping its strategic choices.Our panel will discuss how\u00a0Turkey can align its strategic ambitions with democratic resilience and economic security\u00a0to sustain its regional and global influence.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Speakers <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ahmet Erdi \u00d6zt\u00fcrk<\/strong>,\u00a0Reader, London Metropolitan University; Non-Resident Senior Scholar, Turkey Programme, ELIAMEP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can Sel\u00e7uki<\/strong>,\u00a0Managing Director, Istanbul Economics Research<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sinem Akg\u00fcl A\u00e7\u0131kme\u015fe<\/strong>, Professor, Kadir Has University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alpaslan \u00d6zerdem<\/strong>, Dean and Professor, George Mason University<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Moderator<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ioannis N. Grigoriadis<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Bilkent University; Senior Research Fellow and Head, Turkey Programme, ELIAMEP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The event will be held\u00a0<strong>online\u00a0<\/strong>in english<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The invitation is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Invitation_Between-Power-and-Paradox_10SEP2025.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event will include a discussion on the related policy paper authored by <strong>Ahmet Erdi \u00d6zt\u00fcrk<\/strong> and <strong>Can Sel\u00e7uki.<\/strong> You can read the full paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/metaxy-dynamis-kai-paradoxou-stratiotikopoiisi-amyntikes-filodoxies-kai-oi-stratigikes-epidioxeis-tis-tourkias\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":52020,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"program":[24],"eventscats":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/52019"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/52019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52357,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/52019\/revisions\/52357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program?post=52019"},{"taxonomy":"eventscats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventscats?post=52019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}