“Perspectives on Turkey’s Foreign Policy”

John Tirman was Program Director at the Social Science Research Council (2000-2004), a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Cyprus (1999-2000), executive director of the Winston Foundation for World Peace (1986-1999), senior editor at the Union of Concerned Scientists (1982-86), and a researcher-reporter at Time magazine (1977-79). As a Fulbright Scholar, he created an educational Web site, the Cyprus Conflict, and taught at Intercollege in Nicosia.

Mario Zucconi's research focuses on transatlantic relations, the international politics of the Balkans, and European relations with the Russia, Turkey and the developing world. He has directed projects on Italian-Russian relations, on Euro-Mediterranean relations, and on the Balkans and former Yugoslavia.

Dietmar Nietan is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Germany. He is the SPD parliamentary rapporteur for foreign and security policy in the European Union, and Turkey as well as the head of the coordination group in the SPD party executive committee.

Suat Kınıklıoğlu is a member of the AK Party Central Executive Committee since 2009 and Director of the Center for Strategic Communication. He served as a Member of Parliament from 2007 to 2011 and was AK Party Deputy Chairman of External Affairs. Mr Kınıklıoğlu is also a columnist for Today’s Zaman.

Osman Faruk Loğoğlu retired from public service in 2006 after thirty-five years in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He worked as Deputy Director General, then as Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister (1989-1993) in Ankara and was appointed as Turkey’s Ambassador to Copenhagen, Denmark (1993-1996) and subsequently transferred to Baku, Azerbaijan (1996-1998).Dr. Loğoğlu was elected in the 12 June 2011 elections to the Turkish parliament as a Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy and he has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) in charge of foreign relations.