Turkey: A Year after the July 15 Coup Attempt

Last year, on July 15, 2016, Turkey underwent an attempted coup against its democratically elected government. The coup was thwarted by Turkish citizens, who poured onto the streets in support of Turkish democracy. The failed coup attempt has impacted Turkish domestic and foreign policy in an unprecedented manner. The reverberations of the July 15 coup attempt are still being felt inside the country and beyond.

The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. invites you to a conference on “Turkey: A Year after the July 15 Coup Attempt” to discuss the implications of the coup attempt as they continue to affect Turkey as well as its foreign policy and relations with the U.S.

Program

10:00 AM – Registration

10:30 AM – Coups in Turkey and the July 15 Coup Attempt

Hakan Yavuz, Professor of Political Science, University of Utah

Ravza Kavakci Kan, Deputy Chairperson of the AK Party, Member of Parliament

Necdet Ozcelik, Research Fellow, Security Studies, The SETA Foundation

Ismail Caglar, Director of Media Studies, The SETA Foundation in Istanbul

Moderator: Kadir Ustun, Executive Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.

12:00 PM – Keynote Address by General Yasar Guler, The Commander of the Gendarmerie Forces of Turkey

1:00 PM – Lunch

1:30 PM – Security and Foreign Policy after the July 15 Coup Attempt

Amb. James Jeffrey, Philip Solondz Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Col. Richard Outzen, Senior U.S. Army Advisor & Member of Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State

Nursin Guney, Professor of International Relations, Yildiz Technical University

Murat Yesiltas, Director of Security Studies, The SETA Foundation

Moderator: Kilic Kanat, Research Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.