FIRST DAY SESSION ( 22 November 2007)

10:20-10:30 Opening remarks
Turkish speaker:  FPI President Seyfi Tashan
Japanese speaker: Amb. Toshiyuki Fujiwara

10:30-10:45   Keynote Address: Changing Security Landscape
   Japanese Ambassador to Turkey Nobuaki Tanaka

10:45-12:00 Session I: Regional Security in Turkey’s Neighborhood
(Chair and  Turkish speaker: Prof. Meliha Altunışık)

10:30-10:45 Turkish speaker:

10:45-11:00 Japanese speaker: Prof. Masanori Naito

11:10-12:00 Discussion
-Iraq and Iran – Prof. Meliha Altunışık
- Palestine and Israel – Prof. Meliha Altunışık
-Central Asia, Caucasia and Black Sea Region – Dr. Hasan Ali Karasar

12:00-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:00 Session II: The Rise of Terrorism and its Causes in the Neighborhood of Turkey    (Chair : Prof. Masanori Naito)

13:30-13:45 Japanese speaker: Dr. Takayuki Yokota

13:45-14:00 Turkish speaker: Assoc. Prof. Ersel Aydınlı

14:00-15:00 Discussion

15:00-15:15 Coffee Break

15:15-16:45 Session III: Energy Issues in Middle East, Central Asia and      Caucasus --- Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Energy (Chair: Amb. Toshiyuki Fujiwara)

15:15-15:30  Japanese speaker: Mr. Kenji Shinohara

15:30-15:45 Turkish speaker: Amb. Resat Arim

15:45-16:45 Discussion
-The Energy Development and Cooperation in The Area – Amb. Resat Arim
-Nuclear Development and Non-Proliferation – Assoc. Prof.Mustafa Kibaroglu

SECOND DAY SESSION ( 23 November 2007)

9:00-10:30 Session IV: Foreign Policy and Its Implication on the Neighborhood of Japan and Turkey (Chair and Turkish Speaker Prof. Ali Karaosmanoglu)

09:15-09:30 Turkish speaker:

09:30-09:45 Japanese speaker: Prof. Koichi Sato

09:45-10:30 Discussion
-Internal Dynamics in Turkey and Factors Influencing Turkey’s External Policies
-Japanese Comparative Role in East Asia

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break

10:45-11:45 Session V: Further Cooperation between Turkey and Japan for Stability in the Region (Chair  and Turkish speaker: Prof. Mete Tuncoku)

10:45-11:00 Turkish speaker:

11:00-11:15 Japanese speaker: Amb. Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Mr. Kanno

11:15-11:45 Discussion
- Economic Exchange and Cooperation – Prof. Cafer Tayyar Sadiklar
- Economic and Political Cooperation and the Challenges of the Future for Japan-Turkey  Relations  –   Prof.   Mete Tuncoku

11:45-12:00 Concluding Remarks
Japanese speaker: Prof. Masanori Naito
Turkish speaker: FPI President Seyfi Tashan

Venue: Turkey-Japan Foundation, Or-An, Ankara