# Weatherhead Scholars Program Panel ![Two-toned teal graphic background with the name of the seminar in white on top](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2025-10/Seminar%20Weatherhead%20Scholars%20%281%29.png?itok=KVOn2sHq) #### calendar\_today Date and Time **October 26, 2026** 12:30PM - 02:00PM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **CGIS South, Huguette and Michel Porté Seminar Room (250)** [1730 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 United States ]() ## The Kurdish Peace Process and the Future of the Middle East ### Speakers - Ayşe Betül Çelik, Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Scholars Program. Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Sabanci University. - Ekrem Karakoç, Professor of Political Science, Binghamton University. - Evren Balta, Professor of Comparative Politics & International Politics, Özyeğin University. - Mehmet Gurses, Najmaldin Karim & Jalal Talabani Chair of Kurdish Studies, University of Central Florida. - Ibrahim Al-Assil, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School. ### Chair - Melani Cammett, Center Director; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Identity and Conflict; Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Harvard University. ### Contact **Walid Hammam** [walid\_hammam@wcfia.harvard.edu](mailto:walid_hammam@wcfia.harvard.edu) *Cosponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Global Scholars Network on Identity and Conflict.* See also:- [ 2026–2027 ](/academic-year/2026-2027) - [ Weatherhead Scholars Program ](/event-categories/weatherhead-scholars-program) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/node/1935741/event-feed.ics) Copy link link