AUGUST 30: AN EPIC, A NATION, AND THE SPIRIT OF VICTORY
The BDU International Diplomats’ Union, hosted by Istanbul Rumeli University, in collaboration with the CDBA Civil Diplomacy Association, RUBASAM Rumeli Balkan Strategic Research Center, RUPAM Istanbul Rumeli University Global Policies Research and Application Center, Film-San Foundation, TESUD Turkish Retired Officers’ Association, and the Silivri Branch of the Atatürkist Thought Association, the Department of International Relations, the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, and the Atatürkist Thought Club at Istanbul Rumeli University; will celebrate Victory Day on August 30 under the motto “A Legend, A Nation, and the Spirit of Victory.”
📅 Monday, August 31, 2026
🕑 14:00
📍 Istanbul Rumeli University, Silivri
PROGRAM
Poetry Recital
Arzu YETİŞ KOCATEPE
Opening Remarks
Prof. Dr. Mustafa KARA (Rector of Istanbul Rumeli University)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman ÖZMEN (Director of RUPAM)
Musa KARADEMİR (Founding President of BDU and SDID)
Panel: 30th Victory Day: “An Epic, A Nation, and the Spirit of Victory”
Moderator
Dr. Özgenur ÇAPUTLU (Research Assistant, Istanbul Rumeli University)
Speakers
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Prof. Dr. Cezmi ERASLAN (Department of History, Faculty of Letters, Istanbul University)
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Ret. Gen. Dr. Hüsmen AKDENİZ (RUBASAM Expert)
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Uğur Kıvanç TERZİOĞLU (General Director, Film-San Foundation)
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman ÖZMEN (Director, RUPAM)