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Call for Papers and Participation: http://www.atiner.gr/turkey.htmThe Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) organizes an International Conference on Turkey and Turkish Studies, 21-24 July 2014, Athens, Greece.The conference website is: http://www.atiner.gr/turkey.htm.The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students of Turkey all related disciplines which includes, among others, history, politics &#38; international relations, economics &#38; business, language, linguistics, literature, media and communication, education, etc. You may participate as panel organizer, presenter of one paper, chair of a session or observer. Past conferences drew participants from five continents and more than 50 countries, presenting papers on diverse topics such as political communication, EU enlargement, Website design, cross-media ownership, war correspondence, cultural studies, film, public relations, telecommunication policy, advertising, agenda setting, juvenile audience preferences, and cross-national communication, among others. For programs of previous conferences and other information, please visit the conference website: www.atiner.gr/turkey.htm.Fee structure information is available on www.atiner.gr/fees.htm.Special arrangements will be made with a local luxury hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise to selected Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi.Details of the social program are available at http://www.atiner.gr/2014/SOC-TUR.htm.Please submit an abstract (email only) to: atiner@atiner.gr, using the abstract submission form available at http://www.atiner.gr/2014/FORM-TUR.doc by 21 April 2014 to: Dr. Mert Uydaci, Director, Human Development Research Division, ATINER &#38; Professor, Marmara University, Turkey and/or Mr. Mihalis Kuyucu, Academic Member, ATINER &#38; Assistant Professor, Istanbul AydinUniversity, Turkey. Abstracts should include the following: Full Name (s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address, and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks.If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. organize a panel (session, mini conference), chair a session, review papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email  to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER (gtp@atiner.gr).The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic association with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers - from all over the world - could meet in Athens to exchange ideas on their research and to discuss future developments in their disciplines. Since 1995, ATINER has organized more than 250 international conferences, symposiums and events. It has also published approximately 150 books. Academically, the Institute consists of five Research Divisions and twenty-three Research Units. Each Research Unit organizes an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects. Academics and researchers are more than welcome to become members and contribute to ATINER's objectives. The members of the Institute can undertake a number of academic activities. If you want to become a member, please download the form (membership form). For more information or suggestions, please send an email to: info@atiner.gr. Currently, ATINER is upgrading its system of mailing list. Please let us know if you want to receive emails from us. Typically, we will not send you more than 5 email alerts per year.