#  The Kurdish Peace Process and the Future of the Middle East 

 



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 **October 26, 2026** 

 12:30PM - 02:00PM EDT 

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 **CGIS South, Rm 250**  

 [1730 Cambridge St  
Cambridge, MA 02138  
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**The WCFIA** **Global Scholars Network on Identity Conflict** presents a panel on the Kurdish peace process with

**Ayşe Betül Çelik**, Weatherhead Center Visiting Scholar and Professor, Sabancı University  
**Ibrahim Al-Assil,** Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Middle East Initiative  
**Ekrem Karakoç**, Professor, Binghamton University and Weatherhead Center alumnus  
**Mehmet Gurses**, Najmaldin Karim &amp; Jalal Talabani Chair of Kurdish Studies, University of Central Florida  
**Evren Balta**, Professor, Özyeğin University and Weatherhead Scholar

**Contact:** [Walid Hammam](mailto:walid_hammam@wcfia.harvard.edu)



 

 



 

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- [ History ](/research-field/history)
- [ Ad Hoc or Co-Sponsored ](/eventseries/ad-hoc-or-co-sponsored)
- [ Iraq ](/research-region/iraq)
- [ Turkey ](/research-region/turkey)
- [ 2026-27 ](/academic-year/2026-27)
 
 

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