Location: Istanbul University Doctorate Hall

Dates: 29 January 2017 – 02 February 2018

Main Topic: Current Challenges against 1951 Geneva Convention

List of Lectures:

  • An Introduction to Refugee Law: Exploring the Refugee Definition and International Protection Categories (Dr. Meltem İneli-Ciğer, Suleyman Demirel University)
  • Syrian Refugee Crisis: Anatomy of Quagmire (Att. Orhan Yıldırım, Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations)
  • Temporary Protection Under Turkish Law (Dr. Esra Yılmaz-Eren, Turkish-German University)
  • Asylum-Seeking Process in Turkish Law (Att. Dilara Yurtseven, LL.M. – International Refugee Rights Association)
  • Labor and Social Security Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Turkey (Prof. Dr. Yusuf Çalışkan, Istanbul Şehir University)
  • Healthcare and Education Rights of Syrian Asylum Seekers in Turkey (Att. Dilara Yurtseven, LL.M. – International Refugee Rights Association)
  • Non-refoulement and EU-Turkey deal (Judge Muhammet Zeybek, LL.M.)
  • Migration through Sea: Rescue Operations in Mediterranean Sea (Dr. Jean Pierre Gauci, British Institute of International & Comparative Law)
  • The relationship among Refugee Law, Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law (Dr. Jean Pierre Gauci, British Institute of International & Comparative Law)
  • Statelessness and IDP (Ferhat Ercümen, LL.M.)
  • The Concept of Refugee and Fundamental Rights in Islamic Law (Dr. Ahmad Al-Dawoody, ICRC – Al-Azhar University)