P R O G R A M

12:00-12:15 PM   Dr. Ali Koçak   President, the Society of Turkish-American Architects, Engineers and Scientists
“Welcoming Remarks”
       
12:15-12:45 PM   Dr. Yücel Güçlü   Advisor to the Foreign Ministry of Turkey
“Turkmens and Kirkuk”
       
12:45-1:15 PM   Prof. Dr. Mahir Nakip   Erciyes University, Former President of Iraqi Turks Culture and Benevolence Association
“The Identity of Kirkuk”
       
1:15-1:45 PM   Dr. Muzaffer Arslan   Member of the Iraqi Supreme Commission for the Preparation of the National Conference
“The Iraqi Liberation and Turkmen’s Hopes and Disappointments”
     
       
1:45-2:15 PM       Coffee Break
       
     
2:15-3:00 PM   Mr. Scott Taylor   Keynote Speaker
Award Winning Journalist, War Correspondent
“How the Forgotten Turkmen of Iraq Might be the Key to a Peaceful Diplomatic Solution in Northern Iraq”
       
3:00-3:30 PM   Mr. Orhan Ketene   Iraqi Turkmen Front, US Representative
“The Mosul Federation Project, a New Approach to Stable Iraq"
       
3:30-4:00 PM   Prof. Dr. Ümit Özdağ    Board Member of the Strategic Research Center for Euro-Asia
“The Impact of Recent Turkish-American Diplomacy in Determining the Turkmen Rights in Democratic Iraq”
       
4:00-4:30 PM       Panel Discussions
       
4:30-5:00 PM       Q & A

This program may be subject to change
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