TURKISH CENTER  for ASIA PACIFIC STUDIES

APAC Director Professor Selçuk Çolakoğlu participated to the Virtual 2020 Global Think Tank Summit on November 13, 2020 intitled: "Think Tanks and Policy Advice in a World Disrupted and Transformed ."

Ambassador Tran Quang Tuyen of Vietnam, paid a courtesy visit to  Director Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu on March 10, 2020 at the APAC.

APAC participated to the reception on the occasion of the 41st Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran by the Embassy of Iran in Ankara on February 10, 2020.

APAC participated in the film screening by Shariar Kabir on Sufi Poet Jalaleddin Rumi's Legacy of Humanism and Peace in South Asian Countries at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Ankara on October 20, 2020.  

Director of APAC Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu participated to the Farewell Reception of Ambassador Sanjay Bhattacharyya organized by the Embassy of India in Ankara on January 16, 2020.

APAC participated to the inaqural reception of the Sri Lankan Culinary Festival in Ankara by the Embassy of Sri Lanka on February 4, 2020.

APAC Director Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu participated to the Inauguration Ceremony of the newly built Embassy Complex of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in Ankara which was virtually opened by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from Dhaka. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen also participated in the ceremony in Ankara on September 14, 2020.

​Director of APAC Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu participated to the Farewell Reception of Ambassador M. Allama Siddiki organized by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Ankara on October 5, 2020.

Taiwan's CNA Ankara Correspondent Horng-Ru Ho reporter paid a courtesy visit to Director of APAC, Prof.Dr. Selçuk Çolakoğlu on February 8, 2020.

The Turkish Center for Asia Pacific Studies (APAC) as a member of the global Think Tank community joined the social media campaign #ThinkTanksReact led by the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) to show its react to the coronavirus pandemic.

APAC News in 2020

Director of APAC Prof.Dr. Selçuk Çolakoğlu paid a courtesy visit to Ambassador Ari Maki and Second Secretary Timo Sysiö at the Embassy of Finland in Ankara on May 28, 2020.  

The Defence Attache of the Embassy of Australia in Ankara, Colonel  Richard Campbell, paid a courtesy visit to Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu on January 9, 2020 at the APAC.

APAC participated in an event on October 2, 2020 organized by the Embassy of Switzerland in Ankara.

APAC participated to a reception to celebrate International Women’s Day organized by the Embassy of New Zealand in Ankara on March 10, 2020.

APAC participated to the reception on the occasion of India’s 71st Republic Day organized by the Embassy of India in Ankara on January 26, 2020.

APAC participated to the “ASEAN Flag Hoisting Ceremony” organized by the Embassy of the Philippines in Ankara on August 28, 2020. The Embassies of Southeast Asian countries in Ankara also participated to the event.

APAC Director Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu participated to a public lecture on “Syria's Tragedy, Our Lessons” on March 2, 2020 presented by David Miliband, former British Foreign Secretary and president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee organized by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C.

APAC participated in the 3rd #FriendsofSingapore Film Screening on September 17, 2020 hosted by the Singapore Embassy in Ankara as the first physical event since the COVID-19 pandemic began! “The Girl in Pinafore” directed by Chai Yee Wei which premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2013 was screened in the event.   

APAC participated to the Kashmir Solidarity Day organized by the Embassy of Pakistan in Ankara on February 5, 2020.

Deputy Ambassador Charkrienorrathip (Shakir) Sevikul and First Secretary Nattamon Punbhochar from the Embassy of Thailand in Ankara paid a courtesy visit to  Director Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu on January 9, 2020 at the Turkish Center for Asia Pacific Studies.

APAC participated to the reception on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the National Day of the State of Kuwait and the 28th anniversary of the Liberation Day by the Embassy of Kuwait in Ankara on February 25, 2020.

APAC participated to the reception on the occasion of the 12th Anniversary of the Independence Day of Kosovo by the Embassy of Kosovo in Ankara on February 20, 2020.

APAC Director Professor Selçuk Çolakoğlu participated to a Virtual Gathering of the World’s Leading Think Tanks on the Occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations on October 6, 2020 intitled: "The Future of the UN, Policy Advice and Think Tanks: Shaping Our Future Together".

Director of APAC Prof.Dr. Selçuk Çolakoğlu paid a courtesy visit to Ambassador Ari Maki, Defence Atttache Colonel Juha Makela, and Assistant Defence Atttache Captain Toni Tolvanen at the Embassy of Finland in Ankara on January 23, 2020.

APAC Director Professor Selçuk Çolakoğlu participated in the celebration of the Victory Day of Bangladesh in Ankara on December 16, 2020 and delivered a speech for this special occasion. 

APAC participated to the Film Screening of ”Maria: The Heart of Romania”  organized by the Embassy of Romania in Ankara on March 10, 2020.

Director of APAC Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu participated to the Farewell Reception of Ambassador Eduardo Gradilone organized by the Embassy of Brazil in Ankara on January 9, 2020.

Deputy Chief of Mission Amr Selim and Second Secretary Nesreen El-Shakankery from the Embassy of Egypt in Ankara paid a courtesy visit to Director Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu on December 9, 2020 at the Turkish Center for Asia Pacific Studies.  

APAC participated to the reception on the occasion of the 72nd Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Ankara on February 6, 2020.

The Defence Attache of the Embassy of North Macedonia in Ankara, Colonel  Zharko Risteski, paid a courtesy visit to Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu on February 4, 2020 at the Turkish Center for Asia Pacific Studies.

APAC Director Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu participated to a reception  on the occasion of Ireland's Media Bridges Event on February 13, 2020 hosted by Ambassador Sonya McGuinness at the Embassy of Ireland in Ankara.

Director of APAC Professor Selçuk Çolakoğlu paid a courtesy visit to DCM Pirjo Välinoro and Second Secretary Timo Sysiö at the Embassy of Finland in Ankara on November 25, 2020.

APAC participated to the reception on the occasion of the birthday of Emperor Naruhito of Japan organized by the Embassy of Japan in Ankara on February 28, 2020.

APAC participated to the reception on the National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria by the Embassy of Bulgaria in Ankara on March 3, 2020.

Deputy Ambassador Anders Bøtker Siegumfeldt and Political Officer Jonas Yazo Srouji from the Embassy of Denmark in Ankara paid a courtesy visit to Director Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu on November 6, 2020 at the Turkish Center for Asia Pacific Studies.  

APAC participated to a cultural programme on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day organized by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Ankara on February 21, 2020. Embassies of  Colombia, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, and Turkmenistan also contributed the event.

Ambassador of Australia Marc Innes-Brown paid a courtesy visit to  Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu on June 16, 2020 at the APAC.

The Defence Attache of the Embassy of Romania in Ankara, Colonel  Alin Done, paid a courtesy visit to Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu on November 24, 2020 at the Turkish Center for Asia Pacific Studies.

APAC participated to the reception on the occasion of the 102 Years of the Restoration of Independence of Lithuania by the Embassy of Lithuania in Ankara on March 11, 2020.

Director of APAC Professor Selçuk Çolakoğlu paid a courtesy visit to Ambassador Mosud Mannan and Deputy Ambassador Rais Hasan Sarower at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Ankara on November 23, 2020.

APAC participated to the reception on the occasion of the National Day of Serbia and the Serbian Armed Forces Day organized by the Embassy of Serbia in Ankara on February 13, 2020.