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The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) will hold its 2nd International Conference on Turkey and Turkish Studies, 29-30 June &#38; 1-2 July 2015. The conference website is http://www.atiner.gr/turkey.htm. The aim of the conference is to bring together academics and researchers of all areas of Turkish Studies and other related disciplines, including, among others, history, politics &#38; international relations, economics &#38; business, language, linguistics, literature, media and communication, education, etc. You may participate as a panel organizer, presenter of one paper, chair of a session or observer.For programs of previous conferences and other information, please visit the conference website: http://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/2015/SOC-TUR.htm.Please submit an abstract (email only) to: atiner@atiner.gr, using the abstract submission form available at http://www.atiner.gr/2015/FORM-TUR.doc, by the 9 March 2015 to: Dr. Mert Uydaci, Professor, Marmara University, Turkey &#38; Director, Human Development Research Division, ATINER, 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece. Tel.: + 30 210 363-4210, Fax: + 30 210 3634209. Please include: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Current Position, Institutional Affiliation, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Please use the abstract submitting form available at http://www.atiner.gr/2015/FORM-TUR.doc. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks.If your submission is accepted, you will receive information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. Should you wish to participate in the Conference without presenting a paper, for example, to chair a session, to evaluate papers which are to be included in the conference proceedings or books, to contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER &#38; Honorary Professor, University of Stirling, UK (gregory.papanikos@stir.ac.uk).The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent world association of Academics and Researchers. Its mission is to act as a forum where Academics and Researchers from all over the world can meet in Athens, in order to exchange ideas on their research, and to discuss future developments in their disciplines.The organizing and hosting of International Conferences and Symposiums, the carrying out of Research, and the production of Publications are the basic activities of ATINER. Since 1995, ATINER has organized more than 350 International Conferences and other events, and has published close to 150 books. In 2012, the Association launched a series of conference paper publications (click here), and at the beginning of 2014, it introduced its own series of Journals (click here).Academically, the Association is organized into seven Research Divisions and thirty-one Research Units.  Each Research Unit organizes at least an Annual International Conference, and may also undertake various small and large research projects.Academics and Researchers are more than welcome to become members and to contribute to ATINER's objectives. If you would like to become a member, please download the relevant form (membership form). For more information on how to become a member, please send an email to: info@atiner.gr.