with Philosophers in Istanbul (2008-2017)
I created and directed with Philosophers in Istanbul, a special conference series bringing renowned philosophers to Turkish audiences. I designed each programme, hosted the philosophers, presented a paper at every edition, and chaired the open sessions. Several were held with the Institut Français d'Istanbul.
- International Hegel Conference (November 2008)Pippin, Rockmore, Westphal, Welsch, Heidemann
- International Lacan Conference (June 2009)Dolar, Chiesa, Rabaté, Morel, Castel
- The Idea of Democracy (October 2010)Nancy, Baptist, Soysal, Sözer
- International Levinas Conference (May 2011)Bensussan, Cohen-Levinas, Salanskis, Sebbah, Direk
- Revolution, Democracy, Philosophy (December 2011)Badiou, Toscano, Chiesa, Šumič-Riha, Balso
- Community and Friendship (June 2012)Major, Cohen-Levinas, Westphal, Rogozinski, Soysal
- Civilization in the Age of Democracies (December 2012)Agamben, Marion, Nancy, Stiegler, Vattimo, Thomas Metzinger
- New Forms of Freedom and Subjectivity (April 2013)Negri, Revel, Assennato, Soysal
- Hegel, Logic and Metaphysics (May 2013)Pippin
- Encounters with Jean-Luc Nancy (September 2013)Nancy, Soysal, Başer
- Globalization and the New Left (October 2013)Badiou, Žižek, Lancelin, Soysal
- Equality and Aesthetics (December 2013)Rancière, Aspe, Gambetti, Başer, Soysal
- Modernism (April 2015)Agamben, Stiegler, Vattimo, Sloterdijk
- The Metaphysics of Love (September 2015)Badiou, Žižek, Balso, Soysal
- Literature and Politics (May 2016)Rancière, Balibar, Ogilvie, Soysal
- Philosophy in Turkish (December 2017)Gözkân, Soysal, Erşen, Rızvanoğlu, Koç