11th Istanbul Security Conference Registrations Have Started
The 11th Istanbul Security Conference will be held with global participation on November 27-28, 2025, at Wish More Hotel Istanbul, under the main theme of “Defence, Security and Intelligence Revolution“ by the TASAM National Defence and Security Institute. As a limited number of external participants will be accepted, the final application deadline is June 4. Numerous distinguished and expert names from both Türkiye and abroad will take part in the Conference and its side events, and participants will be awarded a certificate and the conference book.
The Istanbul Security Conference, which has become a prominent Türkiye and Istanbul brand with the intense participation of security professionals, academics, bureaucrats, military personnel, researchers, businesspeople, and journalists on a global scale each year, will be held this year on November 27-28, 2025, under the title “Defence, Security and Intelligence Revolution: Doctrine, Governance, Industry, New Models and Institutions.“ Full-time Turkish-English and English-Turkish simultaneous translation will be provided at all international events.
The sub-themes of this year’s Conference are as follows: “New Concepts: Technological Revolution and the New Techno-politics | Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence: Preventive Security, War/Operation, Law, Empathy and Ethics | Radical Social Movements - Managing Multiple Chaos | Redefinition of Power Structures | Revolution in Energy and Resources | Focusing on Humanity’s Collective Future | Revolution in Science and Consciousness | Layers of Political Psychology and Security | Transrational Peace Philosophy and Security | Complex Systems Approach and Security“, “Priorities in the Preventive Defence, Security and Intelligence Ecosystem: Reason, Generation, Family-Youth, Faith, State, Climate, Air, Water, Food, Demography, Meritocracy, Economy, Health, Education, Employment, Cyber, Space, Strategic Infrastructure and Urban Security“, “New National and International Institutions: Artificial Intelligence Regulation | Ecosystem Governance in Defence/Security Planning – Doctrine and Inventory | Educational Transformation and Institutional Modeling | Thought and Innovation Ecosystem“,
“National Models: USA | China | United Kingdom | France | Russia | Türkiye | Brazil“,
“Organizational Models: UN | NATO / EU | SCO | Organization of Turkic States“.
Outcomes of the Conference Builds Literature in Security
Selected papers and speech collections from previous editions of the Istanbul Security Conference have been published as books by TASAM Publications. The 2015 proceedings were published under the title “Global Governance, Security and Actors: UN at its 70th Year“, the 2016 proceedings as “Changing Nature of State: Borders of Security“, the 2017 proceedings as “New Security Ecosystem and Multilateral Cost“, the selected papers from 2018 as “Security of the Future“, selected papers of the 5th Conference held in 2019 were published in October 2020 under the title “New World Architecture of Economy and Security“. The proceedings of the 6th Conference in 2020 were published in December 2021 under the title “Security Institutions of the Future and Strategic Transformation After Covid-19“. The proceedings of the 7th Conference in 2021 were published as “Post-Security Geopolitics: China, Russia, India, Japan and NATO“. And the 8th Conference proceedings were published in April 2023 as “Post-Security Dilemmas, Integrations, Models and Asia“, the 2023 proceedings of the 9th Conference were published in two volumes in December 2023 under the title “Strategic Transformation in the Security Ecosystem, and the 2024 proceedings of the 10th Conference were published in two volumes as an e-book in April 2023 under the title “Technopolitical New World | Security of Security“.
Five Co-Events will also be Held within the Scope of the Conference
The Istanbul Security Conference will bring together prominent experts, academics, researchers, military personnel, diplomats, statesmen, and members of the press from many countries around the world this year as well. As side events; the 2nd Re-Asia Security Forum with the theme “Security and Intelligence Integration Models,“ the 4th Istanbul Cyber-Security Forum with the theme “Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Revolution and Cyber-Türkiye“ the 7th Marine and Maritime Security Forum with the theme “Turkish Naval Power from Seas to Oceans,“ the 8th Türkiye - Africa Defence, Security and Space Forum with the theme “African Security Architecture and Türkiye“ and the 9th Türkiye - Gulf Defence and Security Forum with the theme “Trade Corridors’ Security and Türkiye“ will be held simultaneously with the Conference.
Chair ŞENSOY: “The Codes of the Current Revolution in Defence and Security will be Discussed at the Conference“
Süleyman ŞENSOY, the Founding Chair of TASAM, made the following statement:
“Since 2015, the Istanbul Security Conference, organized by TASAM and the National Defence and Security Institute, has become an Istanbul-centered international ‘brand event’ and a ‘network of interaction/expertise’ where national and international security issues, as well as global governance mechanisms and institutions, are discussed each year with a different proactive agenda based on the changing nature of the state. In today’s world, which is evolving into a multi-layered ‘security and defence’ universe due to rapidly developing technologies and profound socio-political transformations, this multidimensional paradigm shift, which transforms not only military and technological capacity but also social and ethical values, national institutions, and global cooperation mechanisms, is expressed as the ‘Defence, Security and Intelligence Revolution.’ The main issue is no longer just “combating threats,“ but rather being able to design a holistic security approach that will protect human dignity and our collective future. “Ecological problems, cyber threats, the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on social order and law, radical social movements, multiple chaos scenarios, and similar elements demonstrate that security and defence can no longer be addressed solely within a military framework, while the codes of the current revolution in defence and security will be discussed at the Conference.“
Chair ŞENSOY stated that, as in the previous conferences of the series, strong participation is expected in the 11th Istanbul Security Conference events from state representatives, defence and security actors, academics, policymakers, sector representatives, experts, and think tanks, and that relevant protocol members and international institutions from numerous countries have been invited through embassies/missions.
Chair ŞENSOY: “The Codes of the Current Revolution in Defence and Security will be Discussed at the Conference“
Süleyman ŞENSOY, the Founding Chair of TASAM, made the following statement:
“Since 2015, the Istanbul Security Conference, organized by TASAM and the National Defence and Security Institute, has become an Istanbul-centered international ‘brand event’ and a ‘network of interaction/expertise’ where national and international security issues, as well as global governance mechanisms and institutions, are discussed each year with a different proactive agenda based on the changing nature of the state. In today’s world, which is evolving into a multi-layered ‘security and defence’ universe due to rapidly developing technologies and profound socio-political transformations, this multidimensional paradigm shift, which transforms not only military and technological capacity but also social and ethical values, national institutions, and global cooperation mechanisms, is expressed as the ‘Defence, Security and Intelligence Revolution.’ The main issue is no longer just “combating threats,“ but rather being able to design a holistic security approach that will protect human dignity and our collective future. “Ecological problems, cyber threats, the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on social order and law, radical social movements, multiple chaos scenarios, and similar elements demonstrate that security and defence can no longer be addressed solely within a military framework, while the codes of the current revolution in defence and security will be discussed at the Conference.“
Chair ŞENSOY stated that, as in the previous conferences of the series, strong participation is expected in the 11th Istanbul Security Conference events from state representatives, defence and security actors, academics, policymakers, sector representatives, experts, and think tanks, and that relevant protocol members and international institutions from numerous countries have been invited through embassies/missions.
Extensive Rights and Opportunities for a Limited Number of External Participants
The Istanbul Security Conference and its side events, which will take place in Istanbul on November 27-28 with international standards of Turkish-English and English-Turkish simultaneous translation, will accept a limited number of external participants; therefore, the application deadline is June 4, 2025. Participants who apply by filling out the form available on the conference page on the TASAM portal will be entitled to attend all sessions within the scope of the events, benefit from lunch, conference materials, coffee break refreshments, and will also receive a certificate and the conference e-book. The Professional Participation fee for civilians is set at ₺4,500, and the Academic Participation fee for academics/students is ₺3,000. A 25% discount is also applied with the code 2025IGK25 for TASAM’s former interns and employees.
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