On Thursday, May 11, 2017 HasNa Inc. hosted a panel discussion titled From Liability to Asset: Realizing Turkey’s Potential. This panel discussion sought to explore the ways in which Turkey could play a pivotal role in middle-eastern politics by expanding its political and economic horizons, and also through a smarter and stronger transatlantic engagement. best […]
The Importance of Integration
Below is a short piece from HasNa’s founder and President, Nevzer Stacey: Today, most places in the world are struggling with integration. The reason is that we have not paid much attention to the meaning of the word. Integration does not simply mean that we put different things together. It does not mean that it […]
HasNa Summary of Arab Fractures Event
Our staff had the pleasure of attending the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s event “Arab Fractures: Reimagining the Regional Order?” this past Wednesday, and panelists discussed the Carnegie Endowment’s recently published report of the same name. Below is a short summary of each panelist’s remarks. Video of the event can be watched here Bassma Kodmani, […]
Why is Collaboration Crucial for Democracy to Function?
Below is a message from HasNa’s President, Nevzer Stacey, on the necessity of collaboration: In order for us to respect the voices of people in a society, we cannot only hear them; we must listen to them. We hear a lot of things, some intentionally, some unintentionally. But when we listen it signifies that we […]
The Consequences of NGO Suspensions in Turkey
After the July 15th failed coup attempt that killed approximately 300 people and injured over 2,200, the Turkish government has implemented a series of crackdowns on civil society organizations resulting in the suspension of approximately 1,495 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The Ministry of Interior justifies their actions under Article 11 of the State of Emergency Law […]
A Valuable Relationship: HasNa, Inc. and Arkadaşlar
HasNa, Inc. is honored to be represented in this month’s edition of Buralarda, Arkadaşlar’s newsletter. Our founder, Nevzer Stacey, attended a reunion last month where she spoke about one of our upcoming programs, the Turkish-Armenian Youth Dialogue (TAYD). We value our close relationship with Arkadaşlar, a network of former Peace Corps volunteers in Turkey, and […]
Community Town Hall with Garo Paylan, founding member of the HDP party in Turkey
On Friday, September 30th, Garo Paylan will be participating in a community town hall discussion titled “Recent Developments in Turkey and the Armenian Community”. Mr. Paylan is a founding member of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and is a deputy of the Turkish Parliament representing the third district in Istanbul. The discussion will be held […]
Turkey’s Kurdish Predicament
On June 15th 2016, HasNa hosted two guest speakers, Omer Taspinar and Gonul Tol at George Washington University’s Marvin Center. Dr. Taspinar is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor at the National War College. Dr. Tol is the founder and director of the Middle East Institute’s Center for Turkish Studies […]
Anatolian Artist Gallery in DC
[embedit snippet=”break-new-line”] Prominent Turkish-Jewish sculpture artist Nadia Arditti will be exhibiting her outstanding works in Washington, DC next month at the Gallery NK. On Saturday, April 2nd from 6-9 PM, Gallery NK will be display Arditti’s renowned sculptures. Pieces will be available for purchase, and she will be donating a portion of the sales to […]
Hard Work Pays Off
Last week the Financial Times published a fantastic article about recent progress made in the reunification of Cyprus. The author of the article, Tony Barber, speaks optimistically about the discussions between Nicos Anastasiades, the Greek Cypriot president of Cyprus, and Mustafa Akinci, leader of the Turkish Cypriots. While Mr. Barber is absolutely correct in his […]