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V. Bosphorus Forum "Renewable Energy, Green Deal and Green Hydrogen

 The "Bosphorus Forum" takes place for the fifth time under the direction of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Turkey (KAS) in cooperation with the German-Turkish Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK) and the Bahçeşehir University (BAU). High-ranking politicians, executives of the Turkish economy as well as academics exchange ideas regarding this year's topic "renewable energy, green deal and green hydrogen". The "Bosphorus Forum" thus offers an exceptional platform for panelists as well as participants of the forum to transfer knowledge as well as to define common opportunities for cooperation.

 The event will start with the opening speeches of the Forum organizers. Mr. Walter Glos, Director of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Turkey; Dr. Thilo Pahl, Managing Director of the German-Turkish Chamber of Industry and Commerce; Dr. Markus C. Slevogt, President of the German-Turkish Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz, President of Bahçeşehir University underline the unmistakable relevance of sustainable transformation for today's and especially future generations and call for interdisciplinary exchange.

In his presentation, Turkish Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Dr. Alparslan Bayraktar reinforces the importance of a "smart energy transition" - a responsive, rational, flexible and digital energy transition.

The panelist and Albanian Deputy Minister of Tourism and Environment Dr. Ornela Çuçi explained the economic situation of Albania. The country has a small economy and population, but contains a significant part of European biodiversity and natural resources.

Afterwards, the Turkish Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology, Mr. M. Fatih Kacır, spoke about the need for a circular economy. For this purpose, he said, the Turkish government will adopt an action plan and promote social and economic sustainability in cooperation with the private sector.

The forum with partiicipation of important panelists highlighted the importance of international and interdisciplinary cooperation between the public and private sectors as well as academic representatives. Likewise, society must be actively involved in decision-making in order to convince it of the relevance of sustainable transformation. The Bosphorus Forum takes place annually on a current topic under the direction of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with the German-Turkish Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul.