THE US TO THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

APRIL 19-29, 2008

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Saturday, April 19
Washington, DC
Istanbul, Turkey

Arrival to Istanbul ………………. Flight ………

1:00pm Delegation will be met at the international customs exit by
Program Assistant, ARI Movement

Proceed to Point Hotel, Taksim for check in:
http://www.pointhotel.com/

Free Time for freshen up

5:00pm Sightseeing in Nisantasi

7:00pm Dinner will be hosted by Mahmut Muftuoglu,
[Member of ARI Board of Discipline]
Derinlikler Art Gallery, Nisantasi
http://www.lebriz.com/v3_galleries/gallery_Home.aspx?galID=486&lang=TR

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Sunday, April 20
İstanbul

Breakfast will be served in the hotel restaurant. Please dress in related attire for TV Programe.

10:00am Live TV Program on National Channel: HABERTURK
Program of Ms. Ozlem Gurses,
Anchor woman in HaberTurk TV. www.haberturk.com
(ACYPL Alumnate, Turkey to US, 2007)

11:30am Brunch hosted by Mr. Umit Kumcuoglu
At his private residence in Kandilli, Bosphorus
[ARI Escort, Turkey to US 2007]


Wellcome Speech and Introduction of ARI Movement by Kemal Koprulu and Board Members

2:00pm Free Tour of Bagdat Caddesi, Kadikoy (One of the most popular shopping avenues of Istanbul, Anatolian Side) and Shopping

5:00pm Visit to Buyuk Kulup for coffee
http://www.buyukkulup.org.tr/


8:00pm Dinner hosted by Mr. Hakan Oncel A
At GALATASARAY ADASI http://www.su-ada.com/
ARI Movement, Member of Board of Ethics,
[ARI Escort, Turkey to US 2005]
Mr. Yuksel Yalova, Former Minister of State
will accompany for the dinner


Location: Suada
http://www.su-ada.com/




11:00pm Travel Back to Hotel


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Monday, April 21
İstanbul
Please dress in business attire for today’s meetings.


8:00am Breakfast will be served in the hotel restaurant

9:00am Meeting with ARI Movement Founder Chairman Kemal Koprulu ARI Movement, founded in 1994, aims to contribute to the development of participatory democracy in Turkey through empowering the young generation, encouraging volunteerism, fostering information-based policymaking, and strengthening international links. The four main areas of work are youth, women, international relations and political awairness.

In order to contribute to the development of young leaders for the future, ARI Movement holds educational seminars throughout Anatolia and exchange programs with various countries, engages young people in civic activities and supports their voice to be heard. With an annual international security conference, a quarterly foreign policy journal ( Turkish Policy Quarterly, www.turkishpolicy.org) and representatives in countries ranging from Brussels to China, ARI contributes to informed policymaking in the international arena, a deeper understanding of Turkey abroad and a stronger grasp of global dynamics among Turkey's youth. ARI Movement's sister organization, the ARI Foundation (www.arifoundation.org) , is based in Washington DC and contributes to the debate of issues pertaining to Turkey-US relations. www.ari.org.tr Bu mail adresi spam botlara karşı korumalıdır, görebilmek için Javascript açık olmalıdır



10:30am Meeting with Mr. Ates Unal Erzen
Bakirkoy Municipality Mayor
http://www.bakirkoy.bel.tr/


Topic: Discussion on Local Administrative Issues in Turkey


12:30pm-2:00pm Lunch meeting hosted by Turkish Cultural Foundation

Location: Elmadag, Taksim
Topic: Discussion on Cultural Ralations between Turkey and US

http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.com/

The Turkish Cultural Foundation was established on January 1, 2000. The Foundation's main goals can be summarized as:
1. Promoting and preserving Turkish culture and heritage worldwide, through original programs and cooperation with like minded organizations.
2. Supporting education, particularly in the area of humanities, for disadvantaged students in Turkey.
3. Supporting research, documentation and publication in the humanities related to Turkey.
4. Supporting the preservation of Turkish cultural heritage abroad.
5. Helping to build cultural bridges between Turkey and other countries to support a better understanding and appreciation of Turkish cultural heritage.
The Foundation is a US tax-exempt public charitable organization supported entirely by private donations, with offices in Boston, Washington DC and Istanbul.
2:00pm Meeting with Ms. Özlem Gürses,
Anchor woman in HaberTurk TV.
(ACYPL Alumnate, Turkey to US, 2007)

and Mr. Fatih Altayli,
Head of Daily News of the National Channel, Kanal 1 www.kanal1.com.tr

www.haberturk.com

Topic: Discussion on Relations of Media and Politics.


5:00pm Meeting at TEGV, The Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey
http://www.tegv.org/v2en/default.asp

Location: Nakkastepe
Topic: Discussion on the support of Civil Society in the field of education.

The Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey was founded on January 23, 1995-with the leadership of Suna Kıraç- by the Council of Founders, consisting of 55 leading names from the business and education front of Turkey.
As indicated in the Foundation Act, Educational Volunteers set up a unique model to support the basic education needs of elementary school children and began to build activity centers all around Turkey starting from Istanbul.

6:00 pm Meeting with Mr. Cem Toker
Chairman of Liberal Democratic Party

Topic: Liberal Democrat Party and Liberal Democracy in Turkey

www.ldp.org



7:00 Coctail hosted by Ms. Leyla Umar, International Journalist
At his private residence in Ortaköy, Bosphorus



7:30 Dinner will be hosted by the Mayor of Beyoglu
Location: PONTE Restaurant, İstiklal Caddesi, Galatasaray İşhanı
www.ponterestaurant.com


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Tuesday, April 22
İstanbul
Please dress in business attire for today’s meetings.


9:00am Breakfast will be hosted by Istanbul Local Head Office of AKP,
The Justice and Development Party
Topic: ongoing legal case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)


11:30am Meeting with Ms. Nilgun Mirze,
Head of 2010 Cultural Capital of Europe Project
http://www.istanbul2010.org.tr/?&lang=eng


Topic: Presentation on the project, the Cultural dimension of İstanbul
Location: Beyoglu

12:30pm Lunch meeting hosted by Mr. Mustafa Sarıgül,
Sisli Municipality Mayor

Location: Borsa Restaurant, Lutfi Kırdar Kongre Merkezi
www.borsarestaurant.com/



3:00pm Meeting meeting with Mr. Ahmet Misbah Demircan
Beyoğlu Municipality Mayor
http://www.beyoglu.bel.tr/


4:00 Visit to Pera Museum of Art, Özalp Birol, Chairman
http://www.peramuzesi.org.tr/index_en.html



6:00pm Free time in Istiklal Caddesi and visit to St. Antuan Church
http://www.sentantuan.com/

8:00pm Meet for dinner hosted by Mr. Suha Tarman,
(ACYPL Alumnate, Turkey to US, 200?)

Location: Galata Tower Restaurant, Beyoglu
http://www.galatatower.net/eng/index.php


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Wednesday, April 23
Istanbul,
Ankara

You will need to check-out in the morning. All incidental expenses incurred will need to be paid at that time (phone calls, faxes, laundry, etc.).
Breakfast will be taken on the way to Ankara.
Please dress in casual for travel.

7:00am Depart from hotel for Ankara.
Bus will be out front of the hotel for loading luggage; check out
Meet your program officer in hotel lobby after checking out of hotel

8:30am Breakfast at Berceste, Turkish Traditional Breakfast, Bolu
http://www.berceste.com.tr


11:00am Arrival to DSI Guest House in Ankara, Kızılay
Free time to freshen up
DSI, Kızılay, ANKARA
Tel: (+90) 312-418 85 01
Adres: Menekşe sokak No:22 Kızılay-Ankara


1:00pm Lunch hosted by The Honorable Mr. Suat Kınıklıoglu,
Deputy of Çankırı, The Justice and Development Party
Former Representative of German Marshall Fund of US


3:00pm Visit to ANITKABIR and 23 Nisan Events in Ankara
Anıtkabir (literally, "memorial tomb") is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of Turkish War of Independence and the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey. It is located in Ankara and was designed by architects Professor Emin Onat and Assistant Professor Orhan Arda, who won the competition held by the Turkish Government in 1941 for a "monumental mausoleum" for Atatürk out of a total of 49 international proposals.


5:30pm Visit to Mr. Süleyman Soylu,
Chariman of Democrat Party, (ex-True Path Party)
www.dyp.org.tr/ -www.dyp.org.tr
The Democratic Party (Turkish: Demokrat Parti, DP) is a right-wing, conservative Turkish political party, established by Suleyman Demirel in 1983 as the True Path Party (Turkish: Doğru Yol Partisi or DYP). It succeeded the historical Democratic Party and the Justice Party - two parties with similar ideologies which were closed as a result of military intervention.
There have been four DYP governments since its foundation; one led by Demirel, the other three by Turkey's first woman prime minister, Tansu Çiller. The party now has only 4 seats in parliament after faring badly in recent elections, when many voters defected to the similarly-conservative, albeit also moderate Islamist, Justice and Development Party (AKP). The party's logo initially was a horse upon a red background. After the renaming in mid-2007, the new logo is Kır At (a white horse) on a red map of Turkey.




7:30pm Dinner will be hosted by The Honorable
Mr. Cuneyt Yuksel, The Justice and Development Party

8:30pm Back to Hotel

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Thursday, April 24
Ankara

Breakfast will be served in the hotel restaurant.
Please dress in business attire for today’s activities.


8:30am Breakfast will be served in the hotel restaurant



09:30am Visit to HAK-İŞ, Mr. Salim Uslu, The Chairman of Trade Union http://www.hakis.org.tr/tanitim/hakis_eng.htm
The Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions (HAK-İŞ) was sset up on October 22, 1976 in Ankara. Today, The HAK-İŞ has 9-affiliate trade unions. The HAK-İŞ hitherto has passed different phases since its foundation. All period can be devided into 3 parts. The first covers the years between 1976-1980 as founding years, the second phase includes the years between 1980-1984 as prohibited and lost years and the third period covers the years from 1984 as breakthrough years.




11:30 Meeting with The Honorable Ms. Meral Aksener
Vice Chairwomen of Turkish National Grand Assembly(TBMM), Former Minister of Internal Affairs, Istanbul MP
http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/


12:30am Lunch hosted by The Honorable Mr. Egemen Bağış,
Deputy of Istanbul, AKP , at Turkish National Grand Assembly Restaurant, TBMM

2:30 Tour of TBMM,

4:00 Meeting with Mr. Ross Wilson, Ambassador,
Embassy of United States, Ankara, Turkey
http://turkey.usembassy.gov/mission.html


6:00 Meeting with Mr. Deniz Bölükbaşı, Vice Chairman, Ankara Member of Parliament, www.mhp.org.tr
The Nationalist Movement Party (also translated as 'Nationalist Action Party') (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi (MHP)), is an ultra-nationalist - conservative political party in Turkey. In the July 22nd, 2007 legislative elections, the party won 14.3% of the national vote and 71 seats in the parliament [1]. In the previous legislative elections of Nov. 3, 2002 the party gained no seats as it had only won 8.3% of the national vote. When it comes to recognizing minority rights MHP stands where all fascist parties stand. Total denial of all rights to non-Turks. In a country of more than twenty three ethnic groups MHP represents the Turkish supremacism. The present leadership by individuals such as Devlet Bahceli and Mehmet Sandir has focused on defending unitary state and a Turkish identity encompassing all of Turkey's citizens in the face of demands for a federal state reflecting regional ethnic differences It maintains consistent support among the electorate (especially in Central Anatolia), and has been on good terms with the Turkish Establishment due to its emphasis on a national identity that had been proposed by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk to replace tribal, sectarian, and ethnic allegiances that had been prevalent in Anatolia during the Ottoman Empire.

8:00 Dinner hosted by Mr. Murat Karayalçın,
President of Socialist People’s Party, SHP
http://www.shp.org.tr/uyeler/murat-karayalcin/
(Former Vice Prime Minister of Turkey,
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey)



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Friday, April 25
Ankara
Breakfast will be served in the hotel restaurant.
Please dress in business attire for today’s activities.


10:30am Meeting with Mr. Onur Öymen, Vice Chairman, Bursa Member of Parliament, retired Ambassador, www.chp.org.tr, CHP Building

The Republican People's Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP) is the oldest political party in the Republic of Turkey. The party was established during the Congress of Sivas as a union of resistance groups against the invasion of Anatolia. The union represented the Turkish people as a unified front during the Turkish War of Independence. On September 9, 1923 People's Party officially declared itself as a political organization and on October 29, 1923 announced the Republican regime by this distancing itself, also Turkey, from non-partisan democracy. On 10 November 1924 the People's Party renamed itself to "Republican People's Party" (CHP) as the Turkey was moving into Single-Party period.


12:30pm Lunch hosted by ASAM, Turkish Think Tank, www.asam.org.tr, Faruk Loğoğlu, Chairman, Former Ambassador of Turkey in Washington DC
Loğoğlu has more than thirty-five years of experience in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Services (MFS), and has specifically addressed issues relating to Turkey's external affairs, the Middle East and Europe. Loğoğlu is currently the president of the Eurasian Strategic Studies Center (ASAM), one of the leading think tanks in Turkey, headquartered in Ankara. Ambassador Loğoğlu was the head of the Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs where his responsibilities centered primarily on bilateral political affairs and Cyprus and Greece issues, serving as a Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations in New York from 1980 to 1984. From 1986 to 1989, Loğoğlu was the consulate general in Hamburg, Germany. He was appointed the deputy undersecretary in 1998. Dr. Loğoğlu served as the Turkish ambassador to Baku, Azerbaijan from 1996 to 1998 and to Copenhagen, Denmark from 1993 to 1996. He was appointed the undersecretary of the Turkish ministry of foreign affairs from 2000 to 2001, before assuming the position of the ambassador to the USA in 2001.
Location: ASAM, Think Tank

02:30pm ABGS, Secretariat General for EU Affairs, Mr. Oguz Demiralp
http://www.abgs.gov.tr/?p=1&l=2

Topic: Discussion on Turkey and EU relations, the importance of Cultural Dialogue between nations to develop understanding in membership introduction phase.
It was founded on 4 July 2000 for providing, in accordance with plans and programmes, the internal coordination and harmonisation between public institutions with regard to their activities which will be fulfilled within the framework of the activities to be carried out for the purpose of preparing Turkey to European Union membership.

4:30pm Visit to British Council
http://www.britishcouncil.org/turkey.htm

Topic: Activities held by the British Council for developing international relations.

5:30pm KARUM Shopping Center
Free time for shopping
www.karum.com.tr/

7:00pm Dinner hosted by ARI Movement Ankara Members,
Dinner will be accompanied by Jorg Dehnert, FNS

9:00pm Entertainment


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Saturday, April 26
Ankara
Antalya
You will need to check-out in the morning. All incidental expenses incurred will need to be paid at that time (phone calls, faxes, laundry, etc.).

Vehicles will be out front of the hotel for loading luggage; check out


07:00am Flight from Ankara to Antalya

8:45am Transfer from Antalya to Fethiye

1:00pm Arrival to hotel Oludeniz Beach, and Lunch at Fethiye
www.oludenizbeach.com/oluresort.html

2:30 – 5:00pm Tour of District

5:00 – 8:00pm Free Time at Hotel

8:00pm Dinner hosted by Mr. Keramettin Yılmaz,
Municipal of Oludeniz
Ölüdeniz is a small resort village in the Muğla Province on the South West coast of Turkey on the Aegean Sea to the south and the high, steep sided Babadağ Mountain, 14 km (9 mi) south of Fethiye. The town is a beach resort. Olu Deniz remains one of the most photographed beaches on the Mediterranean. It has a secluded sandy bay at the mouth of Olu Deniz, on a blue lagoon. The lagoon is a national nature reserve and building is strictly prohibited. Olu Deniz is famous for its shades of turquoise and aquamarine, and is an official blue flag beach, and is frequently rated among the top 5 beaches in the world by Travelers and Tourism Journals alike. The resort is also famous for its paragliding opportunities. It is regarded as one of the best places in the world to paraglide due to its unique panoramic views, and the Babadağ Mountain's exceptional height.



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Sunday, April 27
Gocek, Mugla

9:30am Depart from the Hotel

10:00 am Boat Tour at Gocek and Lunch on the boat

Lunch hosted by Mr.Ahmet Savkin,
(ACYPL Alumnate, Turkey to US, 2007)



2:00pm Visit to Mr. Recep Satır,
Municipal of Gocek

Göcek hosts four significant marinas that serve the yacht tourism in the region. A prominent characteristic of the town is the fact that it harbors islands and coves located in a large and secluded bay. Due to its location, it naturally enjoys a high potential for yacht tourism. Since Göcek is a Registered Area of Special Protection where multi-storey buildings are not allowed, the boarding facilities are two-storied hotels, motels, apart-hotels and pensions situated in the town center and its periphery. Göcek has all the necessary infrastructure, capacity and spaces expected in a tourism center, yet it is renowned as a much more peaceful and quiet settlement compared to other tourism areas. Göcek is situated on Dalaman – Fethiye highway. Until 2006, it was necessary to drive through a relatively narrow and winding road to reach Göcek from Dalaman. The 980 meters long Göcek vehicle tunnel completed in June 2006 has significantly increased the accessibility of the town. The vehicle tunnel is the first example of build-operate-transfer model and provides paid services.


2:30pm Free Time in Gocek for sight seeing and shopping

5:00pm Arrival back to Hotel

7:30pm Dinner with The Foreign Citizens of Fethiye


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Monday, April 28
Gocek
Fethiye

8:30am Breakfast at the Hotel

9:30am Visit to Mr. Mehmet Ali KARATEKELİ,
Head Official of Fethiye

10:30 am Visit to Mr. Behçet SAATÇİ,
Municipal of Fethiye

Fethiye is a city and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey with about 45,000 inhabitants (2005). It is one of Turkey's well-known tourist centres and is especially prized during the summer. Fethiye Museum, very rich in ancient and more recent artifacts, displays and testifies to the successive chain of civilizations which existed in the area, starting with ancient Lycia. Fethiye was formerly known as Makri (Μάκρη); Greeks deported from the area under the terms of the 1923 exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey founded the town of Nea Makri 'new Makri' in Greece.

11:30 am Visit to Mr. Akif ARICAN
Head of Fethiye Chamber of Commerce

1:00 pm Lunch hosted by Board of Directors of Chamber of Commerce

3:00pm Visit to Sn. Suleyman KAYA,
TURSAB, Fethiye
http://www.tursab.org.tr/content/english/home/


4:00 Visit to Sn.Mehmet Gokalp SİVASLI,
Director of The Head Office of Duty and Taxes, Fethiye

5:00pm Visit to Set Construction Company
Topic: International Investment for residence in Fethiye

7:30 Lunch hosted by Mr. Behçet Saatçi,
Municipal of Fethiye

9:00pm Free evening

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Tuesday, April 29
Dalaman,
Istanbul
Washington

Bus will be out front of the hotel for loading luggage; check out


8:00am Depart from Hotel for airport

9:45am Flight from Dalaman to Istanbul

11:15am Check in at Airport in Istanbul for US

1:55pm Departure for US


Have a safe flight home!!!