"Africa: Between Experience and Inspiration" by Abant Platform

(Video Duration: 1 min 5 secs)

At the three-day meeting of the Abant Platform to discuss Africa, participants from both Africa and Turkey agreed to intensify cooperation based on their mutual respect, goodwill and understanding.

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Abant Platform discussed Democratization in Turkey

(Video Duration: 1 min. 19 secs.)

Members of the Abant Platform met for a two-day meeting in the mid north province of Bolu in Turkey. Supported by the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF), a civic organization championing the principles of diversity, multiculturalism and dialogue, the meeting brought together scholars, writers, intellectuals and community leaders, who brainstormed on the subject of “Democratization: Political Parties from 12 September to the European Union.”

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Turkish, Kurdish intellectuals gather under Abant Platform in Iraq

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The Abant Platform, a prominent discussion forum known for dealing with pressing issues challenging Turkey, held its second conference on the Kurdish issue in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil on Feb. 15, 2009. The meeting was titled "Searching for Peace and a Future Together."

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Abant Platform's contributions to societal wellbeing

Video Duration: (9 mins. 49 secs.)

The Abant Platform was established on the premise that dogmatic biases dominant for a long time in Turkish political life are foremost permanent obstacles hindering democratic development. If the irrevocable basic principle of democracy is “differences being in dialogue,” then the strengthening of democracy with the realization of dialogue is the reality that defines the Abant Platform.

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