Within the scope of the project titled “Research Project of the Legal Infrastructure Required within the Framework of International Polar Legislation for Türkiye to Become a Consultant Country in the Antarctic Treaty System”, supported under the TÜBİTAK 1001 – KUTUP Programme and conducted at Ankara University National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM) under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Nil KULA BERK, DEHUKAM Leading Researcher and Member of the Board of Directors, an online workshop will be organised on 26–28 October 2026.
Organised in line with the project’s investigation of the legal framework required for Türkiye to attain Consultative Party status in the Antarctic Treaty System, the workshop will examine the legal framework for this status, the practices of States that have attained it, and the legal and institutional requirements relevant to Türkiye.
During the panel titled “The Antarctic Treaty System and the Legal Framework for Consultative Party Status”, to be held on 26 October, Kezban AKKURT from the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye will deliver a presentation titled “Antarctic Management/Governance”. On the same day, Prof. Dr. Çağrı ERHAN, Chief Adviser to the President, Deputy Chair of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council, will deliver a presentation titled “The Arctic and Türkiye’s Diplomacy”.
During the panel titled “State Practice and Legal Preparations for Attaining Consultative Party Status”, to be held on 27 October, Project Adviser Dr. Onur Sabri DURAK will address “Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) Decisions and the Legal Requirements for Attaining Consultative Party Status”. Project Scholarship Holder Havva OKUDAN SOYTÜRK will contribute to the panel with a presentation titled “Legal Preparations of States That Subsequently Attained Consultative Party Status: The Case of the Czech Republic”.
On the final day of the workshop, 28 October, the panel titled “Legal and Institutional Requirements for Türkiye to Attain Consultative Party Status” will take place. Project Adviser Dr. Onur Sabri DURAK will deliver a presentation titled “An Assessment of Türkiye’s Existing Antarctic Legislation and Legal Framework”. Dr. Atilla YILMAZ and Capt. Özgün OKTAR from the TÜBİTAK Polar Research Institute will address “Türkiye’s Application Process for Consultative Party Status under the Antarctic Treaty”.
We would be pleased to welcome all interested participants.
🔗 You can apply for the training programme through the link below:
https://forms.gle/KV3fucQLx5braALHA
📅 26 – 28 October 2026
🕙 26 October: 10:00 – 11:00 and 15:00 – 16:00
🕙 27 – 28 October: 10:00 -12:00
(UTC+3)
📍 Online (Zoom)
🔗 Join via:
https://zoom.us/j/99455922268?pwd=TmsNgLl0dvCJOC2rCJllsNGazP01pa.1
Meeting ID: 994 5592 2268
Passcode: 867554
You can access the detailed training programme here:
https://www.dehukam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CALISTAY-PROGRAM.pdf
