The eighth Middle East Symposium, hosted by Istanbul Gelisim University for seven years, was entitled to be supported within the scope of "2223-B Domestic Scientific Event Organization Support" carried out by TUBITAK Scientist Support Programs Presidency (BİDEB). The eighth Middle East Symposium will be held at Istanbul Gelisim University on 24-25-26 October 2023.

The eighth Middle East Symposium, hosted by Istanbul Gelisim University for seven years, will take place on 24-25-26 October 2023. The project, which was entitled to be supported within the scope of "2223-B Domestic Scientific Event Organization Support" carried out by TUBITAK Scientist Support Programs Presidency (BİDEB), will be organized with the theme of "Middle East in the Spiral of Expectations and Uncertainties". As in previous years, a large number of local and foreign academicians and experts on the subject are expected to attend the symposium.

High interest for the symposium

Under the leadership of Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Political and Social Research Center (IGUSAM), the symposium will take place in the organization of many national and international stakeholders such as Diplomacy Foundation, ODAP (Middle East, Eurasia, Asia-Pacific Studies Platform), TASCA (Turkish-Arab-African Strategic Cooperation Council) and the MOKHA Center for Strategic Studies. Hosting the organization for seven years, IGU will organize the Middle East Symposium for the 8th time this year on 24-25-26 October 2023.

The symposium, which is organized with the aim of shedding light on the reasons for the spiral of expectations and uncertainty in the Middle East, creating a scientific discussion environment and offering new initiatives to the search for solutions to the political problems of the regional actors, significant academicians from different countries will participate.

As in previous years, hundreds of researchers from national and international institutions are expected to attend the symposium. Interested researchers can find detailed information about the symposium on ortadogu.gelisim.edu.tr.