The BDU International Businesspersons and Diplomats Union and Istanbul Rumeli University celebrated the 103rd anniversary of Victory Day on 30 August with a panel discussion. The panel discussion, held on 29 August in collaboration with the Centre for Research and Application of Global Policies (RUPAM) and the Centre for Application and Research of Rumeli Studies (RUÇAM), was attended by academics, civil society organisations, journalists, citizens and students.
Opening Remarks / Presenter: Büşra Özel
Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman Özmen (President of RUPAM), Dr. Erdem Eren (President of RUÇAM)
Musa Karademir (President of the International Businesspersons and Diplomats Union), Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kara (Rector of Rumeli University)
Panel Discussion Programme
Moderator: Ahmet Diyapoğlu (TV Presenter and Director of Organisation at the Diplomats’ Union)
Speaker: Elif Kabalıoğlu (Art Historian and Researcher)
Speakers: Süleyman Faruk Han Göncüoğlu (Researcher-Writer), Dr. Mehmet Alkanalka (Deputy Head of RUPAM), Murat Kaya (Sociologist and Historian)
Certificate of Appreciation for Speakers
Some Participants:
Sadun Yavuz (Board of Trustees Member), Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kara (Rector), Prof. Dr. Ayşe Yiğit Şakar (Vice-Rector), Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mucip Gökçen (Rector’s Advisor), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman Özmen (RUPAM President), Musa Karademir (BDU President), Murat Erkürekçi (BDU Vice President), Dr. Erdem Eren (RUÇAM President), Burhan Otçu (BDU Board Member), Ayşe Gamze Cevizli, Özgür Tolga and Recep Demir (BDU Members), Birnur Yenier and Aysel Öztürk (NTB Managers)
