“Understanding the Cyprus Conflict in the Age of Global Transformation”
Date and Time: April 24, Thursday, 2025, 10:30-12:30
Venue: A130 Seminar Room
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Sözen, Eastern Mediterranean University
Short biography:
Ahmet Sözen is a professor of Political Science with conflict resolution and peace-building as his main areas of expertise. He was recently a Guest Professor in the Unit of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. His experience over the last three decades includes participating in peace-negotiations from the first-track in Cyprus as a member of the official Turkish Cypriot negotiation team in the UN-led peace negotiations and active involvement in second-track peace initiatives. He is a policy expert of DIPLOMEDS (Council of Mediterranean Diplomacy).