Name: 4th International Middle East Congress
Start: 2016-04-27
End: 2016-04-29
Location: Hatay / Turkey

The international meeting under the theme, 4^th International Middle East Congress aims to contribute to the healthy management of changing security, defense and power parameters and create a common consciousness between Turkey and Arab World.

Main Theme
Turkish - Arab Relations: Multi-Dimensional Security Building

Sub - Themes
Multi-Dimensional Security Cooperation: Political, Strategic and Economic Bases
Defense and Aerospace Industry: Opportunities and Risks
Soft Power Building and Expectations Management: Experiences and Acquirements
Cyber Security Cooperation (Cyber Army Competitions)
Multi-Dimensional and Supplementary Security Cooperation ( Environment, Terrorism, Smuggling: Food, Energy and Water Security, Demographics, Health, Climate, Urban, Planning Technology, etc. )

Contact

Yadigar SEVİŞ
Phone	+ 90 212 635 61 51
E-mail	yadigar@tasam.org

Address

Hatay / Turkey

Activity Documents

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Poster
Vision Document
Final Declaration

Article

NATO's Climate Agenda: A Transformation in Security Thinking or an Institutional Contradiction?

NATO summits are typically dominated by discussions on defence spending, military capabilities and deterrence against Russia. Yet a quieter transformation has been unfolding within the Alliance's official documents. Climate change is no longer treated as a peripheral environmental issue but as a str...;

News

12th Istanbul Security Conference I Call for Papers

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.;

News

12th Istanbul Security Conference I Vision Document

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.;

Article

Bypassing Political Stalemates in Post-War Societies: A Modular and Heuristic Approach to Reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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. ;

Article

The Social Architecture of Asymmetric Threats: Leveraging AI-Driven Network Analysis for Turkish National Security

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...;

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

Article

Why Low Cost is India’s Advantage in Space, and What Materials It Must Secure to Sustain It

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...;

Activities

TASAM Türkiye

Türkiye Geospatial Intelligence Symposium

The First Türkiye Geospatial Intelligence Symposium will be held in Istanbul on 19–20 November 2026, in an international format, through the collaboration of Istanbul Esenyurt University, the TASAM National Defense and Security Institute (MSGE), and the General Directorate of Mapping of the Ministry of National Defense, under the overarching theme of "Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence."