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ISTANBUL CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL SECURITY
Planning and Organization: The conference is planned and organized by the Turkish National Police, under the auspices of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey and hosted by the Turkish National Police.
Scope and Purpose: The Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Global Security is an initiative of the Turkish National Police and international scholars concerned with issues relating to democracy and global security. The conference aims to bring together specialists from academia, law enforcement, decision- making positions, media and other arenas which are concerned about issues of balancing safety, security, anti-terrorism, peacemaking with human rights, and social justice from a global perspective.
The conference intends to be an open forum for dialogue regarding the issues of security and liberty. It is anticipated that such a dialogue will result in a strategic plan for implementation by policy makers, academicians, peacemaking officers and advocates.
http://www.istanbulconference.info/index.php
The first Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Global Security was held on June 9-11, 2005 by the Turkish National Police under the auspices of the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the support of TIPS ([Turkish Institute for Police Studies]). The aim of the conference was to bring together specialists from academia, law enforcement, and policy-making area to develop a common understanding and cooperation towards democracy and global security. There were about 500 participants from 65 different countries and about 250 participants from Turkey. The conference was organized around four general themes.
These themes were: - International and transnational dimensions of security, - National and local dimensions of security, - Democracy, law enforcement institutions and security, and - Turkey’s historic experience, geographic location and security.
The conference had 45 panels, 12 round table discussions, and 3 poster sessions. Selected articles were published by TNP as a book, entitled “Istanbul Conference on Democracy & Global Security.”
Detailed information regarding this particular event can be retrieved from www.istanbulconference.info
TIPS- Turkish Institute For Police Studies http://www.tipsonline.org
The Turkish Institute for Police Studies (TIPS) has been functionally housed at the University of North Texas for over five years. The aim of TIPS is to combine the practical experience of the Turkish National Police in policing areas (especially terrorism, organized crime, narcotics, administration, intelligence, and investigation) with the academic and theoretical foundation represented by masters and doctoral education in the United State universities. Its ultimate goal is to explore new practical and functional approaches to the global crime problem by using its members’ extensive experience throughout their academic journey as professionals. The role of the TIPS is crucial because of the fact that in particular after the September 11, 2001, the world needs multilateral cooperation involving diverse parties in the world. Through TIPS, Turkey and the U.S. as well as other countries can share their concerns and experiences with respect to responding to the overwhelming problems the human being has ever faced.
Problems, such as terrorism, organized crime, and other traditional and nontraditional criminal activities became burden on our shoulders. Through TIPS, Turkey can share its experiences on combating transnational crime, including terrorism, organized crime, and other criminal activities.
Also, TIPS can facilitate acquiring invaluable knowledge and experience from variety of different universities and other institutions in the U.S.
Turkey, owing its strategic importance to the region where it is located, can play a central role to demonstrate the value of democracy and human rights.
TIPS will serve as an instrument which will not only bring people together from the US and Turkey, but also promote peace, human rights, democracy without fear of crime, corruption, and violence in other parts of the world including Middle East and former Soviet Union Republics. Given the close relationship between Turkey and these countries in terms of history, culture, and regional proximity, as an attempt to achieve these goals, Turkey has been training the police agencies in Republics in Caucasus area including Georgia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
