The Conference
A small protest against the destruction of Gezi Park in downtown Istanbul in late May has triggered wide-ranging public demonstrations in Turkey. The conference “Talk Turkey: Rethinking Life Since Gezi” addresses key issues raised by the Gezi protests. What are their social, political, economic and artistic consequences? What are the new avenues opened up by Gezi’s broad public mobilization? And, what does the future hold for Turkey and the broader region in light of these milestone events?
Academics, activists, journalists, politicians, urbanists, doctors, lawyers, architects and artists will come together at the New School, New York on October 4-5 2013 to reflect on the state of social affairs since Gezi.
Our aim is to deepen the conversation and explore the direction of new social developments. Some of the issues we address are large scale urban and economic transformations, limitations to democratic participation, media censorship, restrictions faced by doctors and lawyers, the role of women and LGBT activists in the protests, medical and legal consequences of state brutality, new forms of cultural and artistic expression of dissent. Finally, we will reflect on Gezi in the context of Occupy Solidarity and alternative globalization movements.
The conference will be live-streamed on Youtube. Viewers will have the chance to pose their questions in English, Turkish, German and French via Twitter, Facebook and Youtube using the hashtags #TalkTurkey and #geziniyoruz.
Background
For more information about what has been in happening in Turkey since late May, take a look at www.everywheretaksim.net which documents and archives key events and materials concerning activities revolving around Gezi Park. You can also consult the Facebook Group of the International Solidarity with Occupy Gezi.
Who we are
Conference Organizers:
[in alphabetical order]
Bert Azizoglu is a Ph.D. student at The New School
Oya Cingoz, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics.
Eylem Delikanli is a writer and independent researcher.
Gulce Nazli Dikecligil is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior in Stony Brook University.
Melis Inan, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow at the Brain and Mind Research Institute of Weill Cornell Medical College.
Hakan Topal, Ph.D. is an artist and Assistant Professor of New Media and Art+Design in the State University of New York's Purchase College
Panel organizers:
[in alphabetical order]
Ilker Aslantepe is a PhD. candidate at The New School.
Bert Azizoglu is a Ph.D. student at The New School
Yetkin Borlu is a PhD. candidate at the Rural Sociology Department of Pennsylvania State University.
Eylem Delikanlı is a writer and independent researcher.
Ceren Erdem is a curator and a writer
Kerem Gulay is a PhD. candidate at Cornell University Law School.
Melis Inan, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow at the Brain and Mind Research Institute of Weill Cornell Medical College.
Fulya Peker is a theater artist and poet.
Cihan Tekay is a PhD student and Graduate Teaching Fellow in Cultural Anthropology at CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY.
Aylin Tekiner, Ph.D. is an artist.
Hakan Topal, Ph.D. is an artist and Assistant Professor of New Media and Art+Design in the State University of New York's Purchase College
Nil Uzun is a Ph.D. candidate at the Sociology Department of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Technical Team:
Volkan Doda is providing technical support for the audiovisual systems and live streaming of the conference.
Eser Garipagaoglu is a conference producer at FC Business Intelligence, and a graduate of the University of Florida. He is the webmaster of this conference.
Sumru Goncu is the designer of the logo and poster of the conference.
Ugur Guney is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Physics Department of CUNY and helps out with registration and audiovisual systems.
Disclaimer:
Our team does not represent a particular view and is not bound by the views and opinions presented in any of the panels. The material presented on this conference includes the views or recommendations of third parties, which do not necessarily reflect the views of the Talk Turkey Team or indicate its commitment to a particular course of action.
Talk Turkey - Rethinking Life Since Gezi
A conference on the future of Turkey - The New School
Friday, October 4, 2013
Kellen Auditorium, 66 5th Ave (13th Street) New York, Ground Floor 1:00pm - 6:30pm
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Wolff Conference Room, 6 East 16th Street New York, 11th Floor 10:00am - 6:00pm
