PROGRAMME (DRAFT) 4th INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE EAST CONGRESS “Turkish - Arab Relations: Multi-Dimensional Security Building” ( 27 - 29 April 2016, Hatay )

1st DAY PROGRAM | 27th April 2016

Arrival of the Participants at Hatay

19.00 - 21.00 Reception | Dinner Welcoming Speech Süleyman ŞENSOY, Chairman of TASAM Ercan TOPACA, Governor of Hatay

2nd DAY PROGRAM | 28th April 2016

08.45 - 09.20 Registration | Chant of Quran

09.20 - 09.30 Chant of Quran-Qerim – Musa Esatoğlu Hodja

09.30 - 10.15 Opening Speeches

Speakers Süleyman ŞENSOY, Chairman of TASAM Prof. Dr. Hasan KAYA, Rector of Mustafa Kemal University Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lütfü SAVAŞ, Mayor of Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Ercan TOPACA, Governor of Hatay

10.15 - 10.45 Keynote Speeches HRH Princess Basmah Bint SAUD, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

11.00 - 11.15 Coffee Break

11.15 - 13.00 1st Session Turkish - Arab Relations: Multi-Dimensional Security Building

Keynote Speech Major General Sanad Ali AL-NUAIMI, Commander of Center of Strategic Studies - Qatar Armed Forces*

Moderator Prof. Dr. Sema KALAYCIOGLU, Member of TASAM Wise Persons Board,

Speakers Prof. Dr. Ertan EFEGİL, , Turkey Prof. Dr. Gülden AYMAN, University, Turkey Prof. Dr. İbrahim YILMAZ, , Turkey Amb. Dr. Faed MUSTAFA, The Embassy of Palestine to Murad AL-QADI, Associate Researcher of Arab Security Institute, Jordan Amb. Arif KAMAL, Institute of Strategic Studies, Pakistan

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 15.45 2nd Session Multi-Dimensional Security Cooperation: Political, Strategic and Economic Bases

Keynote Speech Prof. Dr. Özden Zeynep OKTAV, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

Moderator Prof. Dr. Ahmet TABAKOĞLU, , Turkey

Speakers Prof. Dr. Ibrahim AOUDE, Hawai University, USA Dr. Omar ASHOUR, Exeter University, UK Assoc. Prof. Ülkü HALATÇI ULUSOY, , Turkey Mehmet Emin DEĞER, Advisory Board Member of Turkish-Iraqi Friendship Association, Turkey Dr. Levent Coşkun ERKEKOĞLU, Marmara University, Turkey Dr. İpek MADİ, Marmara University, Turkey Dr. Bülent Ali RIZA, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), USA

Negotiators Ayşe KARABAT, Al Jazeera Turk Abdurrahman DİLİPAK, Yeni Akit Daily, Rabia Platform, Turkey

15.45 - 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 - 18.00 3rd Session Defense and Aerospace Industry: Opportunities and Risks

Keynote Speech Prof. Dr. Nurşin GÜNEY, Yıldız Technical University, Turkey

Moderator Ambassador (R) Murat BİLHAN, TASAM Vice-Chair, Turkey

Speakers Ralitsa TRİFONOVA, Middle East Center Dr. Sanjida YEASMİN, Bangladesh Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Bangladesh Dr. Massoud EGBARIEH, An-Najah National University, Palestine

Negotiators Mirhadi Mousavi GHARALAR, Institute of Political and International Studies (IPIS), Iran

19.30 - 21.00 Dinner

3rd DAY PROGRAM | 29th April 2016

09.30 - 11.00 4th Session Soft Power Building and Expectations Management: Experiences and Acquirements

Keynote Speech Ambassador (R) Uluç ÖZÜLKER

Moderator Prof. Dr. Özden Zeynep OKTAV, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

Speakers Prof. Dr. Tahir ABBAS, UK Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seyfullah KORKMAZ, Erciyes University, Turkey Dr. Walid SALEM, Jerusalem University, Palestine Dr. Muharrem Hilmi ÖZEV, TASAM & , Turkey Tuna BEKLEVİC, Chairman of Democracy and Peace Platform, Turkey Torhan AL-MUFTI, Minister of Communication, Iraq

Negotiators Dr. Gürhan BAHADIR, Mustafa Kemal University,Turkey Lecturer Tümay MERCAN, ,Turkey

11.00 -11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 - 13.00 5th Session Cyber Security Cooperation (Cyber Competitions)

Keynote Speech

Moderator Prof. Dr. Arshi KHAN, Aligarh Muslim University, India

Speakers Reyhan GÜNER, Siber Bulletin Writer, Turkey Res. Ass. Uğur ERMİŞ, Uludağ University / Siber Bulletin, Turkey Minhaç ÇELIK, Microsoft / Siber Bulletin Editor, Turkey Ahmet GÜMÜŞBAŞ, Researcher International Strategic Research Organization, Turkey

13.00 - 14.30 Lunch

14.30 - 16.30 6th Session Multi-Dimensional and Supplementary Security Cooperation (Environment, Terrorism, Smuggling: Food, Energy and Water Security, Demographics, Health, Climate, Urban, Planning Technology, etc.)

Keynote Speech Prof. Dr. Nasser HADIAN, Tehran University, Iran

Moderator Ambassador (R) Mohamed El Fatah Naciri, Representative of the League of Arab States to Turkey

Speakers Assoc. Prof. Olcay ÖZKAYADUMAN, Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey Dr. Onur OKYAR, Çankırı Karatekin University, Turkey Dr. Muhammed ADİL, Chairman of Turkish Arab Association for Economic & Strategic Cooperation, Turkey Dr. Haytham Hassan LINJAWI, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Jozef NASEH, Archeologist / Researcher, Turkey

Negotiators Mustafa ÖZCAN, Vahdet Newspaper, Turkey Hüseyin BOZAN, Editor of Turkmen Agency, Syria

16.30 - 16.45 Coffee Break

16.45 - 17.15 General Evaulation & Hatay Declaration 2016

General Negotiators General Rasheed AL NOUMAI, Head of International Studies, Strategic Studies Center, Qatar Armed Forces Fahad Awadh M. A. ALSHAHWANI, Qatar Defense Ministry Figen GÖKŞEN, General Secreteriat of DOGAKA Muhammad Omor FARUQ, Dhaka University Sedat BİLİNİR, Süleyman Demirel University Bahija BELMABROUK, Tunus News Agency Murat AKTAŞ, Muş Alparslan University İzzettin ARTOKÇA, Turkish Omar SHABAN, Palthink Strategical Research Center Chinyere Hannah DİCKSON, Annpeters Global Concept