Name: East Mediterranean Program 2023-2025
Start: 2023-07-17
End: 2023-07-19
Location: Sheraton Istanbul City Center / İstanbul / Türkiye

In order to promote effective communications and strategic capacity through free and candid interaction in a civil and academic environment, the first event of the East Mediterranean Program is planned to be a 3-day workshop titled Security in the East Mediterranean with international Institutional participation in Istanbul (Sheraton Istanbul City Center) on the dates of 17-19 July 2023, to be held by NESA and TASAM.

Sub-Themes

Great Powers’ Relations and Competition

Counter-Terrorism and Asymmetric Threats

Open and Independent Common Domains

US Security Engagement and Assurance Vision

Regional Powers and Governance of Competition

Economic Development, Political Stability and Regional Cooperation

Arab - Israeli Peace Process

Cyprus

Climate Change, Economy and Energy Security

Contact

Verda Ş. KARAGÖZ
Phone	+90 212 635 61 51
E-mail	verdasensoy@tasam.org

Address

Sheraton Istanbul City Center / İstanbul / Türkiye

Activity Documents

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Vision Document

Article

From Crisis to Cooperation: The Pragmatic Reset in India–Canada Relations and Its Global Implications

The tension between normative values and strategic interests has always been an interesting feature of international relations. Yet in recent years, this tension has become visible, shaped by great power competition, energy transitions, and the accelerating race for technological dominance. Against ...;

Strategic Report

FACT SHEET | Türkiye-Asia Energy Cooperation

Overview Türkiye occupies a strategic position at the crossroads of major energy-producing regions—the Caspian Basin, the Middle East, and Russia—and energy-consuming markets in Europe. This geographic advantage gives Türkiye a potentially important role as both a transit corridor and an emerging...;

Article

Semiconductor Supply Chains Under Geopolitical Stress: Why India's Chip Push Matters

While global attention remains focused on the wars in Ukraine and the escalating confrontation involving Iran in the Middle East, another strategic issue is quietly intensifying in the background: the fragility of global semiconductor supply chains. ;

Article

Water Governance, Securitisation, and Nature-Based Urban Resilience

Water security in the Middle East has transcended its traditional boundaries as a sectoral infrastructure concern. Today, it represents a complex governance and security challenge shaped by the converging pressures of climate change, demographic shifts, rapid urbanisation, and geopolitical fragmenta...;

Article

Water Governance, Securitisation, and Nature-Based Urban Resilience

TASAM Institutional

DECLARATION OF THE TURKISH NAVAL POWER | 7th MARINE AND MARITIME SECURITY FORUM

The 7th Marine and Maritime Security Forum, with the main theme of "Turkish Naval Power from Seas to Oceans," was jointly organized by TASAM National Defence and Security Institute as a co-event of the 11th Istanbul Security Conference, held on November 27, 2025, at the Wish More Hotel Istanbul.;

TASAM Institutional

Cyber - Türkiye Declaration (Draft) | 4th Istanbul Cyber Security Forum “Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Revolution And Cyber - Türkiye”

The 4th Istanbul Cyber-Securty Forum, with the main theme of “Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Revolution and Cyber-Türkiye”, was jointly held by TASAM National Defence and Security Institute as a co-event of the 11th Istanbul Security Conference, on November 27, 2025, at the Wish More Hotel Istanbu...;

TASAM Institutional

DEVELOPMENT ROAD DECLARATION | 9TH TÜRKİYE - GULF DEFENCE AND SECURITY FORUM

9th Türkiye - Gulf Defence and Security Forum; Held as a side event to the 11th Istanbul Security Conference organized by the TASAM National Defence and Security Institute on November 28, 2025, at the Wish More Hotel Istanbul, with the main theme of "Trade Corridor Security and Türkiye." Speaker...;