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IRI Concludes Winter Session of Capital Internship Program in Turkey
By Gozde Dizdar
For Immediate Release
March 12, 2009
Ankara, Turkey The International Republican Institute (IRI) sponsored its fifth capital internship program in Ankara from January 24 through February 13, 2009. Forty university students were selected from a nationwide pool of nearly 600 applicants. IRI hosted the internship in cooperation with the Turkish Parliamentary Association, an Ankara-based, nonpartisan organization composed of former and current parliamentarians committed to strengthening parliamentary traditions and Turkish democracy.
During the three-week program, interns were placed in Turkish parliamentary commissions on the environment, international relations, constitutional affairs and education policy. The commissions are equivalent to U.S. Congressional committees. Other participants had the opportunity to intern with Turkeys political parties, including the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Nationalist Movement Party, Democrat Party (DP) and Democratic Left Party (DSP).
The interns were also able to visit with political party leaders, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan from AKP, Numan Kurtulmus, President of the Felicity Party; Zeki Sezer, President of DSP; Süleyman Soylu, President of DP; and Salih Uzun, President of the Motherland Party. Participants were able to ask questions and listen to party strategies for the March 2009 local elections. The party leaders also took time to offer the interns individual advice on preparing for careers in politics.
Each week interns participated in professional development workshops. During these weekly workshops, interns heard from guest lecturers about the legislative process. Speakers included Dr. Seref Iba from the Parliamentary Department on Decisions and Laws; Osman Can, reporter from the Constitutional Court; Ahmet Iyimaya, President of the Justice Commission, and Burhan Kuzu, President of the Constitution Commission.
In the third week of the program, interns took part in a model parliament. Applying lessons from their internships and weekly workshops, students drafted and debated mock legislation. The model parliament provided an excellent opportunity for participants to draw on their experiences in Ankara and gave them new insights into how decisions are made in the democratic process.
The internship program was widely covered in a variety of news outlets. To read more about it, see the links below:
Sezer: There are Vital Components of Democracy Hurriyet Daily, February 11, 2009
Sezer: There are Vital Compenents of Democracy Hurriyet Europe Daily, February 11, 2009
New Constitutional Changes are on the Agenda Turkish Radio Televisions news website, February 13, 2009
Prime Minister Erdogan Flies to Sivas Hurriyet Daily, February, 13, 2009
Prime Minister Erdogan: Work on a More Civil Constitution will Start after the Elections Haberajans, February 13, 2009
Prime Minister Erdogan flies to Sivas Zaman Daily, February 13, 2009
Statements by Prime Minister Erdogan Ihlas News Agency, February 13, 2009
Prime Ministers Statement on the Civil Constitution Timeturk, February 13, 2009
Statement from Erdogan on Civil Constitution Millet News, February 13, 2009
Erdogan: Work on Civil Constitution Will Start Again After the Local Elections Referans Daily, February 13, 2009
Model Parliament Members visited Kurtulmus, Leader of the Felicity Party (SP) Milli Gazete, February 13, 2009
Young Politicians Receive Their Certificates Hurriyet Daily, February 15, 2009
Youth is of Great Importance to us Denizli Siyaset Newspaper
IRI Roundtable Explores Relations between Turkey and Turkic Republics
By Beril Karaoglan
For Immediate Release
March 25, 2009
Ankara, Turkey - The International Republican Institute hosted another roundtable as part of its Turkey in the World series. This forum focused on cooperation between Turkey and the Turkic republics, and on whether cooperation could encourage democratic development in the region. A panel of policy experts, academics and politicians from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan examined the challenges to democracy in their respective countries and expanded discussion to explore how Turkey might support democratic processes.
Murat Mercan, a member of the parliament with the Justice and Development Party and Chair of the Turkish Grand National Assemblys Foreign Affairs Commission, opened the discussion. Mercan commented that many of Turkeys interests in the region were driven by historical factors and Turkish public opinion, but suggested it would be beneficial for Turkey to share its experience as a parliamentary democracy with neighboring countries as a way to build a more stable political environment. At the same time, Mercan cautioned that it should be Turkish non-governmental organizations and think tanks that take the lead on regional democratization intiatives.
Following Mercan, a panel of experts from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan discussed the challenges facing government opposition, democracy and the rule of law in their respecitve countries and debated potential solutions. The speakers included: Asim Mollazade, Chair of the Democratic Reforms Party and member of parliament in Azerbaijan; Asel Murzakulova, Consultant with the Bishkek Branch of the International Institute for Monitoring Democracy Development; Zauresh Battalova, Former Senator and President of the Foundation of Parliamentary Development in Kazakhstan; and Dr. Metin Ergun, Turkish member of parliament with the Nationalist Movement Party.
IRI Concludes Winter Session of Capital Internship Program in Turkey
By Gozde Dizdar
For Immediate Release
March 12, 2009
Ankara, Turkey The International Republican Institute (IRI) sponsored its fifth capital internship program in Ankara from January 24 through February 13, 2009. Forty university students were selected from a nationwide pool of nearly 600 applicants. IRI hosted the internship in cooperation with the Turkish Parliamentary Association, an Ankara-based, nonpartisan organization composed of former and current parliamentarians committed to strengthening parliamentary traditions and Turkish democracy.
During the three-week program, interns were placed in Turkish parliamentary commissions on the environment, international relations, constitutional affairs and education policy. The commissions are equivalent to U.S. Congressional committees. Other participants had the opportunity to intern with Turkeys political parties, including the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Nationalist Movement Party, Democrat Party (DP) and Democratic Left Party (DSP).
The interns were also able to visit with political party leaders, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan from AKP, Numan Kurtulmus, President of the Felicity Party; Zeki Sezer, President of DSP; Süleyman Soylu, President of DP; and Salih Uzun, President of the Motherland Party. Participants were able to ask questions and listen to party strategies for the March 2009 local elections. The party leaders also took time to offer the interns individual advice on preparing for careers in politics.
Each week interns participated in professional development workshops. During these weekly workshops, interns heard from guest lecturers about the legislative process. Speakers included Dr. Seref Iba from the Parliamentary Department on Decisions and Laws; Osman Can, reporter from the Constitutional Court; Ahmet Iyimaya, President of the Justice Commission, and Burhan Kuzu, President of the Constitution Commission.
In the third week of the program, interns took part in a model parliament. Applying lessons from their internships and weekly workshops, students drafted and debated mock legislation. The model parliament provided an excellent opportunity for participants to draw on their experiences in Ankara and gave them new insights into how decisions are made in the democratic process.
The internship program was widely covered in a variety of news outlets. To read more about it, see the links below:
Sezer: There are Vital Components of Democracy Hurriyet Daily, February 11, 2009
Sezer: There are Vital Compenents of Democracy Hurriyet Europe Daily, February 11, 2009
New Constitutional Changes are on the Agenda Turkish Radio Televisions news website, February 13, 2009
Prime Minister Erdogan Flies to Sivas Hurriyet Daily, February, 13, 2009
Prime Minister Erdogan: Work on a More Civil Constitution will Start after the Elections Haberajans, February 13, 2009
Prime Minister Erdogan flies to Sivas Zaman Daily, February 13, 2009
Statements by Prime Minister Erdogan Ihlas News Agency, February 13, 2009
Prime Ministers Statement on the Civil Constitution Timeturk, February 13, 2009
Statement from Erdogan on Civil Constitution Millet News, February 13, 2009
Erdogan: Work on Civil Constitution Will Start Again After the Local Elections Referans Daily, February 13, 2009
Model Parliament Members visited Kurtulmus, Leader of the Felicity Party (SP) Milli Gazete, February 13, 2009
Young Politicians Receive Their Certificates Hurriyet Daily, February 15, 2009
Youth is of Great Importance to us Denizli Siyaset Newspaper
IRI Roundtable Explores Relations between Turkey and Turkic Republics
By Beril Karaoglan
For Immediate Release
March 25, 2009
Ankara, Turkey - The International Republican Institute hosted another roundtable as part of its Turkey in the World series. This forum focused on cooperation between Turkey and the Turkic republics, and on whether cooperation could encourage democratic development in the region. A panel of policy experts, academics and politicians from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan examined the challenges to democracy in their respective countries and expanded discussion to explore how Turkey might support democratic processes.
Murat Mercan, a member of the parliament with the Justice and Development Party and Chair of the Turkish Grand National Assemblys Foreign Affairs Commission, opened the discussion. Mercan commented that many of Turkeys interests in the region were driven by historical factors and Turkish public opinion, but suggested it would be beneficial for Turkey to share its experience as a parliamentary democracy with neighboring countries as a way to build a more stable political environment. At the same time, Mercan cautioned that it should be Turkish non-governmental organizations and think tanks that take the lead on regional democratization intiatives.
Following Mercan, a panel of experts from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan discussed the challenges facing government opposition, democracy and the rule of law in their respecitve countries and debated potential solutions. The speakers included: Asim Mollazade, Chair of the Democratic Reforms Party and member of parliament in Azerbaijan; Asel Murzakulova, Consultant with the Bishkek Branch of the International Institute for Monitoring Democracy Development; Zauresh Battalova, Former Senator and President of the Foundation of Parliamentary Development in Kazakhstan; and Dr. Metin Ergun, Turkish member of parliament with the Nationalist Movement Party.