7th Türkiye - Africa Defence Security and Aerospace Forum

For Türkiye, it is a priority to reconsider the scale of the cyber space and industry and establish a national investment and capacity program in the ecosystem. In this context, 7th Türkiye - Africa Defence Security and Aerospace Forum will be organized as a reference for generating policy options for decisionmakers in the public, private sector, and civil society. It aims to provide proactive economic cooperation, present model project/program proposals, and make a strategic contribution to global academic/expertise accumulation.

THE MAIN EVENT
With all its co-events, the 10th Istanbul Security Conference with the main theme of Technopolitic New World: Security of Security Mind Generation Family Faith and State Security will be held by TASAM National Defence and Security Institute (NDSI) on 21-22 November 2024.

THE OTHER CO-EVENTS
Asia Anew Security Forum (AGF) “New Technopolitical and Security Partnership“
6th Marine and Maritime Security Forum (MSF) “Turkish Maritime Vision 2053
7th Türkiye - Africa Defence Security and Aerospace Forum (TAF) “Africa 2063 Vision Security Partnership“
8th Türkiye - Gulf Defence and Security Forum (TGF) “Red Apple for Security Partnership“

There will be full-time Turkish-English and English-Turkish simultaneous translations at all events.
 
 
 

With all its co-events, the 12th Istanbul Security Conference with the main theme of "Istanbul Alliance; Multi-Layered Peace and Security Vision" will be held by TASAM National Defence and Security Institute (NDSI) at Wish More Hotel Istanbul on 19-20 November 2026.;

12th Istanbul Security Conference, TASAM National Defence and Security Institute by “Istanbul Alliance; Multi-Layered Peace and Security Vision“ with global participation under the main theme of 19-20 November 2026 tarihinde Wish More Hotel Istanbul’da will be held.;

The implementation of comprehensive structural reforms in complex post-conflict societies, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), is systematically impeded by chronic political stalemates and the historical failure of rigid, "all-or-nothing" statebuilding paradigms. ;

The Israel-Iran rivalry is extending into Africa through Red Sea routes, Horn of Africa ports, and growing military and diplomatic influence.;

The proliferation of Artificial Intelligence into the operational frameworks of non-state actors represents a paradigm shift in asymmetric warfare. Currently, standard counter-terrorism constructions often rely on the static matching of keywords and legacy Natural Language Processing (NLP) models, w...;

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...;

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...;

In February 2026, India’s space agency accelerated plans for its own national space station while simultaneously progressing a remarkable pipeline of nearly 80 satellites spanning Earth observation, navigation, disaster management, scientific research, and data relay for its human spaceflight agenda...;

12th Istanbul Security Conference (2026)

  • 19 Nov 2026 - 20 Nov 2026
  • İstanbul - Türkiye

11th Istanbul Security Conference (2025)

  • 27 Nov 2025 - 28 Nov 2025
  • Wish More Hotel Istanbul -
  • İstanbul -

8th Türkiye - Gulf Defence and Security Forum

  • 21 Nov 2024 - 22 Nov 2024
  • Istanbul - Türkiye

7th Türkiye - Africa Defence Security and Aerospace Forum

  • 21 Nov 2024 - 22 Nov 2024
  • İstanbul - Türkiye

3rd Istanbul Cyber-Security Forum

  • 21 Nov 2024 - 22 Nov 2024
  • İstanbul - Türkiye

6th Marine and Maritime Security Forum

  • 21 Nov 2024 - 22 Nov 2024
  • İstanbul - Türkiye

10th Istanbul Security Conference

  • 21 Nov 2024 - 22 Nov 2024
  • İstanbul - Türkiye