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K\u00fcresel Siyasal E\u011filimler Merkezi (GPoT), Pensilvanya \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin d\u00fcnya \u00e7ap\u0131nda geleneksel hale gelen \u2018Pennsylvania \u00dcniversitesi D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce Kurulu\u015flar\u0131 ve Sivil Toplum Program\u0131\u2019n\u0131n D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce Kurulu\u015flar\u0131 K\u00fcresel Endeksi 2015 Raporu\u2019nda en iyiler listesine girdi.<\/p>\n
\u0130stanbul K\u00fclt\u00fcr \u00dcniversitesi (\u0130K\u00dc) \u00e7at\u0131s\u0131 alt\u0131nda ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z bir ara\u015ft\u0131rma birimi olarak kurulan K\u00fcresel Siyasal E\u011filimler Merkezi (GPoT), Pensilvanya \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin d\u00fcnya \u00e7ap\u0131nda yay\u0131nlad\u0131\u011f\u0131 University of Pennsylvania 2015 Global GoToThink Tank Index Report-2015\u2019de (Pennsylvania \u00dcniversitesi D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce Kurulu\u015flar\u0131 ve Sivil Toplum Program\u0131\u2019n\u0131n D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce Kurulu\u015flar\u0131 K\u00fcresel Endeksi 2015 Raporu) yer alan \u201cD\u00fcnyan\u0131n En \u0130yi D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce Kurulu\u015flar\u0131\u201d s\u0131ralamas\u0131nda \u201c\u00dcniversite Ba\u011flant\u0131l\u0131 D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce Kurulu\u015flar\u0131\u201d kategorisinde 73. s\u0131rada yer ald\u0131. B\u00f6lgesel ve uluslararas\u0131 politikadaki g\u00fcncel e\u011filimleri inceleyerek yenilik\u00e7i ve farkl\u0131 politik \u00f6neriler \u00fcretmek amac\u0131yla \u0130K\u00dc \u00e7at\u0131s\u0131 alt\u0131nda ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z bir ara\u015ft\u0131rma birimi olarak 2009 y\u0131l\u0131nda kurulan GPoT, 2013 y\u0131l\u0131ndan bu yana Birle\u015fmi\u015f Milletler Ekonomik ve Sosyal Konseyi\u2019nde de \u00f6zel dan\u0131\u015fman stat\u00fcs\u00fcyle yer al\u0131yor.<\/p>\n
GPOT Direkt\u00f6r\u00fc ve \u0130K\u00dc Uluslararas\u0131 \u0130li\u015fkiler B\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Prof. Dr. Mensur Akg\u00fcn, \u00f6n\u00fcm\u00fczdeki y\u0131llarda \u0130K\u00dc\u2019n\u00fcn de verdi\u011fi destekle ayn\u0131 listenin daha da \u00fcst s\u0131ralar\u0131nda yer almay\u0131 hedeflediklerini belirtti. Bu ilerlemeden duydu\u011fu mutlulu\u011fu aktaran Prof. Dr. Akg\u00fcn, \u201cPennsylvania \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin art\u0131k gelenekselle\u015fmi\u015f d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en iyi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce kurulu\u015flar\u0131 s\u0131ralamas\u0131na \u00fcniversite ba\u011flant\u0131l\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce kurulu\u015flar\u0131 kategorisinde 73. s\u0131raya kondu\u011fumuz i\u00e7in \u00e7ok mutluyuz. Hedefimiz \u0130stanbul K\u00fclt\u00fcr \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin her zamanki deste\u011fiyle ileriki y\u0131llarda daha \u00fcst s\u0131ralarda yer almak. Ama hepsinden \u00f6nemlisi \u00e7\u00f6zmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z sorunlar\u0131n \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fcne m\u00fctevaz\u0131 da olsa katk\u0131da bulunmak. Ben k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ancak heyecanl\u0131 ve iddial\u0131 ekibimizle, \u00fcniversitemizin her kademesinden ald\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z destekle iki hedefimize de ula\u015faca\u011f\u0131m\u0131za inan\u0131yorum\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n
GPoT olarak en b\u00fcy\u00fck ama\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131n k\u00fcresel, b\u00f6lgesel ve T\u00fcrkiye\u2019yi ilgilendiren sorunlara uygulanabilir \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcmler \u00fcretmek oldu\u011funun alt\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7izen Prof. Dr. Akg\u00fcn, GPoT\u2019un \u00e7al\u0131\u015fma alanlar\u0131 hakk\u0131nda \u015fu a\u00e7\u0131klamalarda bulundu:<\/p>\n
\u201cEn \u00e7ok K\u0131br\u0131s sorunu \u00fcst\u00fcnde \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 s\u00f6yleyebilirim. Adil bir \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcme ula\u015fmas\u0131 i\u00e7in K\u0131br\u0131s konusunda toplant\u0131lar d\u00fczenledik, yay\u0131nlar yapt\u0131k. Farkl\u0131 perspektifleri g\u00fcndeme getirmeye, ama en \u00e7ok da taraflar\u0131n birbirini duymas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flamaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131k. Adadaki iki toplumun \u00f6nde gelen temsilcileriyle yak\u0131nda 20.\u2019sini yapaca\u011f\u0131m\u0131z toplant\u0131 dizilerimiz art\u0131k neredeyse tescilli. Hatta ad\u0131 bile var. \u00c7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z di\u011fer konular aras\u0131nda Ermenistan-T\u00fcrkiye ili\u015fkileri ile \u0130srail ve AB \u00fcyelik s\u00fcreci de bulunuyor. Bu y\u0131l Suriye sorununa farkl\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131lardan yakla\u015fan birka\u00e7 projemiz daha olacak. M\u00fclteci sorununu farkl\u0131 perspektiflerden ele almaya, Suriye muhalefetinin Suriye\u2019nin gelece\u011finden ne anlad\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 ortaya \u00e7\u0131kartmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015faca\u011f\u0131z. \u0130ran hakk\u0131nda da birka\u00e7 toplant\u0131 d\u00fczenlemi\u015ftik. Mart ay\u0131n\u0131n sonlar\u0131na do\u011fru bir toplant\u0131 daha d\u00fczenlemeyi planl\u0131yoruz. Pek \u00e7ok \u00fclkede birlikte \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc ortaklar\u0131m\u0131z var. EUROMESCO gibi pek \u00e7ok platforma \u00fcyeyiz, birlikte iyi i\u015fler yap\u0131yoruz.\u201d