Overview
The Atlantic Council US-Turkey Congressional-Parliamentary Fellowship Program aims at engaging and connecting US congressional and Turkish parliamentary staff to build knowledge on bilateral relations and dialogue among key constituencies on both sides of the Atlantic. Through a series of lectures, peer-to-peer discussions and study tour to the counterpart country, Fellows will gain a better understanding of bilateral relations with a new perspective on mutually pertinent issues and will also have the opportunity of meeting with leading experts.
The Atlantic Council IN TURKEY’s US-Turkey Congressional-Parliamentary Fellowship* is a non-partisan fellowship program that connects staff members from the US Congress and Turkish Parliament and engages through a multifaceted curriculum featuring leading experts on US and transatlantic relations with Turkey. Through an eight-month nonresidential and unpaid fellowship, staffers will participate in off-the-record lectures, interactive discussions and a study tour led by experts to address issues critical to bilateral relations and the region
2021-2022 Program
| Date | Session |
| September 15 | Welcome session: The Atlantic Council – our work and values Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Defne Arslan, Senior Director, Atlantic Council IN TURKEY |
| September 30 | Turkey’s foreign policy history: From its origins to our days with a focus on US-Turkey relations Prof. Mitat Çelikpala, Professor of International Relations and Vice Rector, Kadir Has University Dr. Pınar Dost, Deputy Director, Atlantic Council IN TURKEY |
| October 7 | Turkey’s past and current governmental systems Prof. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, Emeritus Faculty Member, Sabancı University |
| October 14 | US history overview and the federal government system Dr. Daniel Holt, Assistant Historian, Senate Historical Office Robert Hilton, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, US Embassy Turkey |
| November 4 | Turkish and US foreign policy priorities Prof. Evren Balta, International Relations Department Chair, Özyeğin University Dr. Matthew Kroenig, Deputy Director, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security; Director, Scowcroft Strategy Initiative; and Director of Studies, Atlantic Council |
| November 18 | Turkey’s foreign policy during AKP era and current state of US-Turkey relations Amb. Matthew J. Bryza, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council IN TURKEY, Global Energy Center and Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council; Former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Amb. Ross Wilson, Former US Ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan and Former Chargé d’Affaires in Afghanistan |
| December 2 | US-Turkey relations in light of current geopolitical conflicts Amb. James F. Jeffrey, Chair of the Middle East Program, Wilson Center; Former US Ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS Amb. Namık Tan, Former Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the United States |
| January 13 | EU-Turkey relations Laura Batalla Adam, Secretary General, EU-Turkey Forum, European Parliament; and Hello Europe Migration Policy Representative, Ashoka Dr. Bahadır Kaleağası, President, Paris Bosphorus Institute, and Lecturer, Galatasaray University |
| February 10 | Turkey’s energy sector and US-Turkey energy relations Eser Özdil, Nonresident fellow, Atlantic Council IN TURKEY Amb. Richard L. Morningstar, Founding Chairman, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council |
| February 17 | A regional issue at the crossroads of US-Turkey and EU-Turkey relations: The Eastern Mediterranean Prof. Harry Tzimitras, Director, PRIO Cyprus Center and Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council Amb. Mithat Rende, Former Permanent Representative of Turkey to the OECD |
*This fellowship is funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Mission to Turkey.