1. KONFERANSA NAVNETEWÎ YA KURDÊN ANATOLIYA NAVÎN LI PARLAMENTOYÊ EWROPA AVRUPA PARLAMENTOSUN’DA 1. ULUSLARARASI ORTA ANADOLU KÜRTLERİ KONFERANSI.

The Platform of Central Anatolian Kurds in Europe (PKAN-E)

In cooperation, with

1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

KURDS FROM ANATOLIA

IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Brussels, European Parliament, 27 April 2017

Interpretation is available in English and Turkish

Room: PHS1A2

Address: Rue Wiertz 60
B-1047 – Bruxelles

Invitation,

The Platform of Central Anatolian Kurds in Europe is organising a conference in the European Parliament to discuss the situation of the Kurds in Central Anatolia.

Hereby, you would like to invite you to this conference which would be conducted in the European and the Turkish languages.

Draft Program:

27 April 2017

Room PHS1A2

OPENING SESSION 15.00 – 15.30

OPENING REMARKS AND GREETINGS

• Mr. Sevket, and Ms. Dilan BICER, Co-Chairs of PKAN-E

• MEP Josef WEIDENHOLZER, MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S/D)
• MEP Ulrike LUNACEK, Vice-President of the EP, Group of the Greens – European Free Alliance in the European Parliament

• SESSION I. 15.30 – 17.00
• THE HISTORY, POPULATION, CURRENT SITUATION AND THE EXPECTATION

Moderators

• Dr. Meliha Dogan, Garmeny : and
• Dr. Necati Harmankaya, Danimark

• Speakers:

Subjects:

• The history of the Kurds in Anatolia and their forced deportation  

Professor Kadri YILDIRIM, HDP-Deputy from Sêrt. Turkey-Kurdistan

• Assimilation and national consciousness

Mr. Ö.Faruk Hatipoglu Poet and Writer–Turkey

and

Mr. Sores RESI, Kurdish Writer, Sweden

• Inspiration for regional and international organisations

Mr. Ahmet GEZER, PKAN-E spokesperson, Denmark

and

Mr. Mehmet BAYRAK, Kurdish Historian and Writer, Germany

and

KNK Representative

Questions and discussion with moderators & discussants

Mr. Muzaffer KUCUKYILDIZ, PKAN-E’s Executive Member