Isaac Newton – We build too many walls and not enough bridges.
IstKon- the name connects the two cities Istanbul and Konstanz and stands for the exchange of ideas, opinions, typical cultural stuff and knowledge of each country.
The relationship Germany – Europe – Turkey is mainly characterized by tensions and conflicts. To overcome these, we want to build bridges by our annual conferences.
by Serra Morgil Although everyone knew that with the last academic day IstKon would also be over soon everybody was still very energetic, curious and very willing to debate about populism during the last academic day. The day started with the presentation of Dr. Nihan Toprakkiran, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chair of International Relations … Continue reading Academic Day 3 – Populism and Art Night
by Serra Morgil A major study analysing speeches of leaders from 40 countries over two decades shows a surge in populism. This reveals how hot the issue of populism is nowadays. It was unthinkable that such a hot topic was not discussed during IstKon where bright and critical thinkers meet. In the third day of … Continue reading Great panelists, cool activities and Iftar in the Konstanz Mosque
The city is known as the most crowded and most colorful city of Turkey. Furthermore, Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, straddling the Bosphorus strait. Die Bosphorus separates Europe and Asia, and the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.
Or KonschdaanzΒ asΒ an inhabitant of Konstanz would call the city (special dialect ;-)). The city is characterized by its extraordinary location on Lake Constance or Bodensee in German. The Rhein river passes through Konstanz and leaves it by flowing under two bridges which are connecting the two parts of the city.
