5th Turkey - Gulf Defence and Security Forum

  • “Unity in Diversity, and Building the Security”
Developments of the last decade (including the pandemic), that have had equivalent effects of a century have been a critical milestone for the change of production, consumption, growth and conventional power standards, including security and defense. Again, scenarios and preparations for national and international reinterpretation of the immune system and strategic transformation have become a top priority. In this context, “Security Institutions of the Future and Strategic Transformation“ for the work to be done and cooperation for each country has become a locomotive priority.

The fifth of the Turkey - Gulf Defence and Security Forum, which holds simultaneously with the Istanbul Security Conference, which has been institutionalized as a global brand, aims to make a strategic contribution towards the healthy management of the parameters of strategic interdependence and trust building and the creation of common consciousness.

Main Theme
Unity in Diversity, and Building the Security

Sub-Themes
New Regional Dynamics
Military and Institutional Governance of the Future > Land | Sea | Air | Space
Future Homeland Security Governance and Coordination > Civil Adm.| Law Enforcement | Local Governments
Future Police and Institutional Governance
Future Smart Cities and Security Governance
Future Gendarmerie and Institutional Governance
Future Diplomacy and Institutional Governance > Public Diplomacy | Sectoral Diplomacy | Cultural Diplomacy
Future Socio-Economic Institutions > Sociological Capabilities and Focusing | Economic Security Governance

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) emerged as a significant platform with the ambition of becoming the voice of rising powers in the global system, aiming in particular to highlight the demands of the Global South. However, it is evident that BRICS is still not a fully institutio...;

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The economic development of the Gulf Region and Gulf countries over the last quarter century has been remarkable. Gulf countries have become major investors, buying famous European brands (such as football clubs in the Premier League or the Current 2025 UEFA Champions League Champions Paris Saint Ge...;

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Concerns must be taken into account that comprehensive international military strategies may, in some cases, contribute to regional security crises in Africa. Due to both broad industrial challenges and narrower defence industry limitations, African states often struggle to adequately build their mi...;

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