NUROPE III: Istanbul Oasis / 28th January - 1st February 2008 Tuesday 29th January

programme as pdf + map 08.30 MORNING REFLECTION (Swedish Research Institute) 09.30 BYZANTIUM - CONSTANTINOPLE - ISTANBUL TURKEY FROM A GEOPOLITICAL PERSPECTIVE TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION Hugh Pope, Senior Analyst, International Crisis Group Ingmar Karlsson, Consul General Lars Wahlund, head of division for European Affairs, Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hugh Pope, Senior Analyst, International Crisis Group 13.00 WALKS OF LIFE IN ISTANBUL In smaller groups guided by locals Coordinator: Teike Asselbergs (Istanbul) Lunch, Coffee and Dinner Included Alternative Groups and Spaces - Didem Ozbek and Osman Bozkurt Furniture Cluster / Design Destrict Marco Manciocchi Sishane - 10.000 Light Shops - Asli Kiyak Music and Soundscapes in Istanbul Cevdet Erek From Rags to Riches - Merve Yavuz Old Bazaars and Modern Shopping Malls - Kathy Hamilton Culinary History and Contemporary Cooking - Eveline Zoutendijk 21.00 GET TOGETHER In the Lobby (Hotel Londra)