Events

Two Centuries of Constitutionalism in Turkey and Spain:
In the Way of 1812 Spanish Constitution

Symposium
5 May Saturday 2012, 13.00 - 17.00

Speakers
Dr. Miguel Jerez Mir (University of Granada), Dr. Francisco Villacorta, Dr. Maria Dolores González-Ripoll (History Institute, Spanish National Research Council), Dr. Aykut Kansu (Çankaya University), Prof. Emrah Cengiz, Dr. Kıvanç Ulusoy (Istanbul University. Faculty of Political Sciences)

Within the events to commemorate the 2nd Centenary of the First Spanish Constitution (1812), a Turkish-Spanish Symposium on Constitution and Constitutionalism in the 19th and 20th centuries will be held with the participation of scholars from both Turkey and Spain. Presentations will focus on the role of constitutions especially in transitional times, –as in Spain in 1812 and in Ottoman Empire in 1908–; constitutions of contemporary Spain and Turkey will also be discussed.

Admissions free.
The symposium language is Turkish and Spanish. Simultaneous translation will be available.

5 May