Speakers:

Nick Baird – “Turkey’s place in the geopolitics of energy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine”

Nick Baird joined the Foreign Office in 1983 and had a long and illustrious career including a posting as the Ambassador in Ankara from 2006-2009. Since leaving the FCO he has taken up a post as group corporate affairs director of energy firm, Centrica, and is also a Trustee of Kew Gardens and the President of BATAS.

William Hale – “Turkey’s energy dilemmas: between the economy and the environment“

William Hale is Professor Emeritus of Turkish Politics at SOAS and the author of numerous studies on Turkey and its history and politics including the classic text “Turkish Foreign Policy 1774-2000. He retains a keen interest in the country and is an active member of BATAS and the BIAA.

Candan Ertubey – “Everyday challenges facing Turkish communities in the UK: a psychologist’s view”

Dr Candan Ertubey is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of East London. Her paper will look at the psychological aspects of the experience of the Turkish diaspora in the UK.

John O’Connell – “Şık bir gazel oldu’: style and taste in Turkish classical music under Atatürk”

Professor John O’Connell is an ethnomusicologist with a specialist interest in cultural history based at the University of Cardiff. He has I have recently completed a monograph on music and commemoration as it relates to the Gallipoli Campaign from the perspective of the Australians and the Turks, the British and the Germans.

Programme Timetable

10.00 - 10.40 Registration and Coffee(Entrance to Upper Hall/Robert Gardner Room)

10.50 Opening remarks: Celia Kerslake, Chair of BATAS

11.00 Nick Baird, BATAS President

Turkey’s place in the geopolitics of energy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

11.50 Professor William Hale, SOAS University of London

Turkey’s energy dilemmas: between the economy and the environment

12.45 - 14.00 Break for lunch (Robert Gardner Room)

14.10 Dr Candan Ertubey, University of East London

Everyday challenges facing Turkish communities in the UK: a psychologist’s view

15.00 Professor John O’Connell, University of Cardiff

‘Şık bir gazel oldu’: style and taste in Turkish classical music under Atatürk

15.50 - 16.20 Tea(Robert Gardner Room) followed by BATAS Annual

General Meeting (Upper Hall) at 16.30.

Lunch will be served in the Robert Gardner Room of Emmanuel College to those who have pre-booked. If you would like to add lunch (£15.00) to your ticket please contact us via events@batas.org.uk by 22 May 2022.

In addition, we will be going to the nearby Efes Restaurant, 80 King Street, Cambridge CB1 1LD, after the Symposium. If you would like to join us, please email events@batas.org.uk by Thursday 26th May to reserve a place.