Join a panel of experts, including former Foreign Minister of Turkey Yaşar Yakış, as they examine the bloody emergence of the Islamic State, the violence and instability in Syria and Iraq, and the risks to the stability of Kurdistan. The panel will ask how Turkey can manage these threats to its own security and how it can play a role in re-establishing peace and stability in the Middle East.
Panelists: Yaşar Yakış is a former Foreign Minister of Turkey.
Rosemary Hollis is Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at City University.
John Peet is Europe Editor of The Economist.
Sir David Logan (Chair) was the UK Ambassador in Ankara from 1997–2001.
Please follow this link to register for BIAA members and to purchase tickets for non-BIAA members: http://biaa.ac.uk/event/the-
