09.00-09.30

Registration

09.30-10.00

Opening ceremony

10.00-11.45

Session I – Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative

Session Chair: Şerif Onur BAHÇECİK (Middle East Technical University)

Investigating China's Growth Miracle to Understand BRI Perspectives

Yüksel GÖRMEZ (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey)

Belt and Road Initiative: A subject to change strategy

Kadir TEMİZ (İstanbul Şehir University)

The opportunities and problems for the Middle East Countries under the Belt and Road

LIN Fengmin (Peking University)

Non-Western Donors in International Development: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Turkish Aid

Şerif Onur BAHÇECİK (Middle East Technical University)

11.45-13.45

Lunch break

13.45-15.15

Session II – Turkey’s Role in the Belt and Road Initiative

Session Chair: Zafer ATEŞ (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey)

China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Turkey’s “Asia Anew” Initiative: Promising Mechanisms for Strengthening the Strategic Partnership between Beijing and Ankara

Oktay TANRISEVER (Middle East Technical University)

Turkey and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road

Altay ATLI (Koç University)

The Belt and Road and Turkey’s Middle Corridor Initiative: Revival of the Ancient Silk Road

Zafer ATEŞ (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey)

15.15-15.30

Tea and coffee break

15.30-17.00

Session III- Social and Cultural Dimensions of the Belt and Road Initiative

Session Chair: MENG Guangjie (The Southern Base of Confucius Institute Headquarters)

Sino-Turkish Relations: Progressions, challenges and opportunities

Seriye SEZEN (Ankara University)

Innovation of Chinese Language Educational Model of Confucius Institutes under the Background of BRI

LI Dan (Xiamen University)

"The Belt and Road" in the Context of Mandarin Economic Value Mining in Turkey

MENG Guangjie (The Southern Base of Confucius Institute Headquarters)

17.00-17.15

Closing ceremony