Past event
CEFTUS Private Dinner with MPs & Academics
- Date: April 07, 2025 from 09:00PM - 11:00PM
- Location: Central London
CEFTUS Private Dinner with MPs & Academics
An Informal Gathering Following the Peace Process Conference
Date: Monday, 7 April 2025
Time: 21:15 – 22:45
About the Dinner
This informal dinner will serve as a closing moment for the CEFTUS Peace Process Conference. Bringing together Members of Parliament, academics, legal professionals, and civil society leaders from both Turkey and the UK, the evening offers space for continued reflection, mutual exchange, and strengthening ties around shared democratic values.
Speakers
● Mithat Sancar, MP (DEM Party), Former Co-Chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party
● Galip Ensarioğlu, MP (Ak Party)
● Sezgin Tanrıkulu, MP (CHP), Human Rights Lawyer
● Mehmet Emin Ekmen, MP (DEVA Party), Lawyer and Member of Parliament
● Nurhayat Altun, Former Mayor of Dersim, Member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Council of Europe)
● Prof. Dr. Mesut Yeğen, Sociologist
● Prof. Dr. Vahap Coşkun, Faculty of Law, Dicle University
● Dr. Esra Elmas, Former Turkey Director of DPI, Policy Consultant
● Lawyer Gizay Dulkadir, Criminal Law & Human Rights Specialist
● Feryal Clark MP - (to be confirmed)
● Kim Leadbeater MP - (to be confirmed)
● John McDonnell MP - (to be confirmed)
● Baroness Sayeeda Warsi - (to be confirmed)
● Apsana Begum MP - (to be confirmed)
The venue details will be shared with ticket holders upon confirmation.