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Strongest protest against the actions of the Turkish government

We have learned from relatives that the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, was arrested for political reasons on March 19, 2025, along with over one hundred municipal employees, journalists and business people, including our long-time EAPC member and Past-President Necati Özkan. The European Association of Political Consultants strongly protests against this move by the Turkish government, which has the sole purpose of preventing Ekrem Imamoglu from running for the 2028 presidential election. This approach violates all democratic principles and cannot be tolerated in any way. With this statement, we call on the Turkish government to immediately withdraw this action and release all those affected. Furthermore, we appeal to all democratic forces in the free world to exert pressure on the Turkish government to restore order in Turkey. Whoever has the opportunity to exert influence is asked to do so. We owe this to our democratic values.

March 19, 2025, EAPC European Association of Political Consultants

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Four times a year, the EAPC presents prominent political consultants and experts from all over the world as part of “EAPC Academy Nights” to analyze elections on Zoom or learn more about new trends. Interested in participating? Please send us your e-mail contact at [email protected]. We will be happy to send you an invitation to the next EAPC Academy. Participation is free of charge.

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Relaxed meeting above
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At the end of June, the second meeting of Austrian EAPC members and other industry colleagues took place on the rooftop of Bar Am Hof. Due to other important appointments, such as the Danube Regions Conference, several friends were absent, but the meeting was nevertheless a great success. At this point, a special thank you to Alex Lagger, who was responsible for the organisation and also covered the costs for the catering.

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Continuing to grow, attracting new members from our sector who will join us in promoting fair and respectful work and strengthen democracy in Europe with their commitment is one of the EAPC’s primary concerns. That is why we are particularly proud to present to the public personalities who have become part of our association in recent months.

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Mahmoud Khalifa, Egypt

Mahmoud Khalifa is an accomplished academic in Political Science with a focus on public policy issues in the Middle East.

Susanne Sterniczky, Austria

Susanne Sterniczky brings 15 years of experience in the communications industry, having worked with a publishing house and several leading PR agencies

Nicolai Toop, Germany

Nicolai Toop grew up as the youngest of three sons and studied applied Media and
Communication Sciences at Ilmenau University of Technology.

Filiz Ayseli Coskun, Turkey

Filiz Ayseli Coşkun was graduated from Urban and Regional Planning from one of the most prestigious universities in the field Mimar Sinan University.

Massimo Rotunno, Italy

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Robert Svensson, Sweden

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Since 2023, the EAPC has been working intensively on the topic of artificial intelligence and its impact on political communication as well as its influence on election campaigns. For this reason, the Europe Conference in Berlin focused entirely on this topic. As a result of the conference, the EAPC is setting up an expert group on this topic, which will report to the members on an ongoing basis. Are you interested in the results? Please send us an e-mail with your contact details. We will send you the results as soon as they are available.
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Strongest protest against the actions of the Turkish government

EAPC Europe Conference 2025,May 6 to 8, Lisbon/Portugal

LATEST EAPC NEWS

Pioneers of Democracy: Book on the occasion of the 25th anniversary

EAPC Academy:Be part of it!

EAPC Austrian Summit: Relaxed meeting above the rooftops of Vienna

Be part of theEAPC Family!