Our first lecture discusses "What is the future for Turkey's relations with the UK and the EU?" in the light of recent developments. How does Turkey, as a fulcrum between West and East, affect Middle Eastern and European stability?
Speaker: Ziya Meral
Ziya Meral is a British and Turkish researcher. He specialises on politics and foreign policies of Turkey and Middle East, and thematic issues surrounding interaction of religion with global affairs, defence and security.
Ziya is a Resident Fellow at the UK Army's new Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research, Director of the Centre on Religion and Global Affairs, and the Secretary of the British Turkish Foreign Policy Platform.