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CAMPUS
Rethinking International Law After Gaza Conference Held at Boğaziçi University on August 3-4
Boğaziçi University Faculty of Law, also known as the Boğaziçi Law School, organized the conference “Rethinking International Law After Gaza” on August 3-4. The conference brought together more than 100 lawyers from different countries to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and how it has been handled by international legal mechanisms.
CAMPUS
Minister Al Attiyah Discusses The Middle East At Boğaziçi Lectures
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Qatar, Dr. Khalid Bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, and the Chairman of the Defense Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and Boğaziçi Fellow in Global Studies, Dr. Hulusi Akar, were guests at the Boğaziçi Lectures. During the lecture titled “Global and Regional Challenges in the Middle East",” Minister Al Attiyah stated: “Our partnership with Türkiye goes far beyond ordinary cooperation; it is a strategic partnership. As Qatar, we will continue to support Türkiye in all areas, such as energy and trade.”
ACADEMIC
Prof. Dr. Nurcan Meral Özel Became The New Director of KOERI
Prof. Dr. Nurcan Meral Özel, a member of the Faculty of Geophysics, has been appointed Director of the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) at Boğaziçi University. Prof. Dr. Özel, who is known for her international involvement in the field of earth sciences and was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government this year, has led her team in the successful establishment of numerous new terrestrial and submarine monitoring stations from Antarctica to the Equator within the framework of the United Nations (UN).
