July 2026
We visited the Governor of Istanbul, Davut Gül, in his office.
We visited Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu, President of the Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, in his office.
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We visited İbrahim Beşinci, President of the Türkiye Youth Foundation (TÜGVA), in his office.
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We visited Prof. Dr. Murat Şeker, Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines, in his office.
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We visited Ahmet İhsan Erdem, General Manager of the Istanbul Financial Center, in his office.
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We visited Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Mücahit Yentür, Istanbul Provincial Director of National Education, in his office.
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We met Dr. Maliki Ejder Batur, Istanbul Provincial Director of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change.
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We visited Abdullah Ceylan, Chairman of ÖNDER, the Association of İmam Hatip Graduates, in his office.
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We held the Youth Diplomacy Association’s 1st Team Camp in Edirne.
With our new team members, we held consultation and review meetings on the Association’s work in its second year.
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We began our second year with a step that brings hope for the future and a breath of fresh air to nature.
With the Youth Diplomacy Association Memorial Forest, created through our tree-planting event, we left a meaningful mark on the future, believing that every sapling is one of the most precious trusts we leave to tomorrow.
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August 2026
As part of the Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we came together with the Governor of Istanbul, Davut Gül, at the BDF’26 International Students Gala Dinner at Sepetçiler Pavilion.
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We held the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum.
The Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum ’26, which we organised under the theme “Humanitarian Diplomacy in an Age of Crises”, took place on the Democracy and Freedoms Island with more than 1,000 students from 30 different nations. At BDF’26, we aimed to convey Türkiye’s human-centred approach of “humanitarian diplomacy” and its principled foreign policy to young people around the world, above all to the young people of our country.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the İlim Yayma Foundation, at the opening panel on “Bringing Different Geographies Together: Education Diplomacy”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Türkiye, and Christian Mensah, former Head of Intergovernmental Relations, at the panel on “Beyond Humanitarian Aid: Building Resilient Societies through Humanitarian Diplomacy”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu, President of the Presidential Investment Office; Dr. Ali Taha Koç, CEO of Turkcell; and Kerem Kızıltunç, Chairman of Turkish Technology, at the panel on “The Asymmetric Progress of Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Prof. Dr. Ramazan Erdağ, President of the Center for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the special session of the Committee of Finance and Economy Ministers on “The Economic Collapse in Lebanon”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted retired Rear Admiral Cihat Yaycı at the special session of the Committee of Energy Ministers on “Energy Policies and Sovereignty in the Eastern Mediterranean”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Can Acun, Foreign Policy Researcher at SETA, at the special session of the Committee of Defence Ministers on “The Sudan Conflict”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Dr. Alparslan Bayraktar at the panel on “The Breaking Point of the Global System: Energy Diplomacy”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Paolo Marchi, UNICEF Representative in Türkiye, at the special session of the Committee of Heads of State on “Global Climate Diplomacy”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted İlhami Giray Şahin, Deputy Head of Communications of the Presidency, at the special session of the Committee of Ministers of Social Policy and Human Rights on “The Humanitarian Crisis in Myanmar”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Mahmut Özdil, President of the Türkiye Maarif Foundation, at the special session of the Committee of Foreign Ministers on “The Reintegration and Reconstruction of Syria”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Ambassador Dr. Mehmet Güllüoğlu, Deputy Chairman of the Green Crescent (Yeşilay), at the special session of the Committee of Heads of State on “The Question of Palestine”.
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As part of the Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum ’26, Mahmut M. Özdil, President of the Türkiye Maarif Foundation; Ambassador Dr. Mehmet Güllüoğlu, Deputy Chairman of the Green Crescent; and Paolo Marchi, UNICEF Representative in Türkiye, held a private meeting.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Minister of National Education Prof. Dr. Yusuf Tekin at the panel on “The Transformation of Education in the New Century”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted the Mufti of Istanbul, Assoc.
Prof. Dr. Emrullah Tuncel. At the Friday prayer, he delivered a sermon on “The Prophet (pbuh) and Diplomacy”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted Prof. Dr. Erhan Afyoncu, Rector of the National Defence University, at the panel on “Diplomacy in the Light of History”.
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As part of the 2nd Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum, we hosted the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, Numan Kurtulmuş, at the closing ceremony.
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September 2026
We visited Taha Ayhan, President of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum, in his office.
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We held a productive consultation on the Association’s work with Mağsum Usta, President of Young MÜSİAD, and his team.
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We visited Dr. İpek Coşkun Armağan, General Coordinator of Enstitü Sosyal.
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We took part in the Guide Training Programme organised under Enstitü Sosyal and the Türkiye Negotiation Programme.
We put the theoretical training, ranging from historical processes to diplomatic negotiation techniques, into practice through the 3-day simulations we held.
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We visited the Mayor of Ümraniye, İsmet Yıldırım, in his office.
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We visited Binali Yıldırım, the last Prime Minister of the Republic of Türkiye and Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).