On 30 October 2026, the Polish-Turkish Studies Centre hosted the seminar Between Poland and Türkiye: Migration, Communities and Mutual Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk. The event was organised in cooperation with the Regional Centre for International Debate in Gdańsk.
The seminar brought together researchers and practitioners for two thematic panels.
Panel I: History of Migration and Polish-Turkish Contacts focused on the shared history of Ottoman and Turkish diasporas in Poland, Polish go-betweens in the Ottoman world, and questions of migration, belonging and inclusive education in Türkiye and Poland. The panel featured presentations by mgr Adam Balcer, dr hab. Agnieszka Ayşen Kaim and dr Erdal Yıldırım.
Panel II: Contemporary Communities and Polish-Turkish Relations addressed new migrant communities in Poland, Turkish business experiences and everyday life and home-making “in-between”. The speakers were dr Rafał Raczyński, Mustafa Tuncer and dr Anna Zadrożna.
The presentations were followed by discussions with participants attending in person and online.
The Centre would like to thank all the speakers and participants for their contributions, the Regional Centre for International Debate in Gdańsk for its support, and Bosfor i Bałtyk for the catering.
You can watch the video from the seminar on our Facebook page below.
Polish-Turkish Studies Centre