In this episode, Eylem Yanardağoğlu is hosting  two journalists and authors from Greece and Turkey to reflect on issues of gender equality. The guests of the episode are Stella Kasdagli an award winning author and the co-founder of Women On Top, a non-profit organisation in Greece that aims to enhance the professional development of women in the public sphere, and Ayşe Karabat who is the founder of  Sensiz Olmaz- Not Without Your Voice- project that that aims to increase the visibility of women experts in the media in Turkey.

Dr. Bahar Baser is hosting Georgios Kostakos, co-founder and Executive Director of the Brussels-based Foundation for Global Governance and Sustainability (FOGGS) and Sevil Turan, Program Director at Greenpeace Mediterranean, to focus on issues related to climate change, and responses of Greek and Turkish governments and civil society organisations to tackle with them.

Eylem Yanardağoğlu is hosting Associate Professor Betty Tsakarestou from Panteion University and Aykut İbrişim co-founder of digital start-ups Olmaz Media, Podfresh and Kodluyoruz to focus on issues digital transformation and innovation.

Ioannis N. Grigoriadis is hosting two prominent female chefs, Ms. Stavriani Zervakakou and Ms. Aylın Yazıcıoğlu, to discuss similarities and differences between Greek and Turkish cuisine, the role of religion, and food culture as a bridge between Greece and Turkey.

Associate Professor Ahmet Erdi Ozturk is hosting Dr. Constantine Levoyannis from ELIAMEP and Professor Mitat Celikpala from Istanbul Kadir Has University to discuss the renewable energy policies of Greece and Turkey

Ioannis N. Grigoriadis is hosting two prominent translators of Greek and Turkish literature Ms. Anthi Karra and Ms. Lale Alatlı to discuss the history of the translation of Greek literature into Turkish and of Turkish literature into Greek, its social, political and anthropological dimensions and its contribution to a better understanding between Greeks and Turks. 

In this episode of the Greek and Turkish dialogue podcast series Issues that matter, the focus is on Social Entrepreneurship . Eylem Yanardağoğlu is hosting young entrepreneurs Damla Özenç from Mana in Turkey and Lefteris Arapakis from Enaleia in Greece to discuss issues of sustainable development, upcycling waste and circular economy.

Ioannis N. Grigoriadis is hosting Dr. Kalliopi Amygdalou from ELIAMEP and Prof. Ela Çil from Izmir Institute of Technology to discuss the HOMEACROSS research project and how it aims to improve our knowledge and understanding of the Greek-Turkish population exchange on its centenary.

Podcast series on Greek and Turkish dialogue with a subheading issues that matter.

Eylem Yanardağoğlu is hosting Emre Saklıca from teyit.org and Stilyanos Pournis from Ellinika Hoaxes to discuss the information disorder, fake news and digital media literacy in Greece and Turkey

Podcast series on Greek and Turkish dialogue with a subheading issues that matter.

In this first episode ELIAMEP podcast covers Media Reactions to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine.

This podcast published with the support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Greece & Cyprus. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) alone. These views do not necessarily reflect those of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Greece & Cyprus.

Host:

Ioannis N. Grigoriadis:

Associate Professor at Bilkent University - Head of a Turkey program ELIAMEP

Guests:

Sezin Öney: 

Journalist & Columnist at Politikyol

Alexandra Voudouri: 

Correspondent of Diplomatic Affairs at Athina 9,84fm - Editor Macropolis