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Kraft Global Fellows | Istanbul
Kraft Global Fellows | Istanbul
The group met with with Istanbul Mufti Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Maşalı and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Maşalı. then the group visited the Turkish Jewish Community and met with Chief Rabbi İsak Havela. Had a delicious lunch, then met with with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, then they met with Armenian Archbishop Patriarch Sahak Maşalyan.
Kraft Global Fellows | Istanbul
Itinerary for Jan 6th
Today was a packed day full of meetings:
Ipek Cem - Director of the Global Center in Turkeygave a talk on the current situation of Turkey.
Lecture 1 Social, Cultural and Religious Life in Late Ottoman Empire [Merve T. Ispahani, Ph.D]
Lecture 2 Contemporary women's issues in Turkey
Lecture 3 Journalism and Freedom of Speech in Turkey
After a delicious lunch, the group headed to Hrant Dink Foundation and met with Delal Dink & Rakel Dink