Cyprus Peace and Dialogue Centre

CPDC announces its decision to withdraw from Cyprus Forum 2026. You can read our full statement below.

In her timely new article, Fiona Mullen reflects on the practical support required to make citizen deliberation effective, drawing partly on lessons from the pilot citizens’ assemblies implemented through CPDC’s C‑Up initiative. Read Fiona Mullen’s article: https://lnkd.in/dsHfpK6B

On Friday, 21 August at 19:00, the Cyprus Peace and Dialogue Centre (CPDC) co-organises an evening of dialogue at the Europäisches Friedenshaus in Marl, Germany, together with Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot speakers. Rather than a conventional lecture, the evening will bring together Greek- and Turkish-origin diaspora communities in Germany, German participants and Cypriot speakers for an interactive discussion on Cyprus, Greek–Turkish relations, shared interests and the role of citizens in building more peaceful futures. The programme will also include poetry and music, creating space for political dialogue alongside cultural expression. Speakers: Neşe Yaşın Argyro Efthymiou Dr. Meltem Onurkan-Samani Lefki Christodoulou Prof. Frithjof Kuepper We look forward to an evening of dialogue across communities, histories and borders. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dxXUAP63

Come and have your say on updating the Cyprus peace process! Things might be moving again on the Cyprus problem and we believe that this time should be different! Come and have your voice heard during our online, bicommunal citizens’ assemblies taking place on 17 August online from 5pm to 6pm. You will be tasked with making proposals on how to update the Cyprus peace process: how to update methodology and the design of the longstanding peace process to raise the chances of success. With the assistance of AI, you will be able to work in your own language (Greek, Turkish or English) with participants from both Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities. These particular sessions are targeted at youth and women. Sign up here or message us with your questions. https://lnkd.in/dqJ5BApE

Fikrini Paylaş! Katıl ve Kıbrıs Barış Sürecinin Güncellenmesi Konusunda Fikrini Paylaş. Canlı anket, yapay zekâ destekli olarak kendi dilinizde gerçekleştirilecektir. Canlı bağlantı tarihi: 17 Ağustos 2026, saat 17.00–18.00 Kayıt ve detaylar için açıklamayı okuyun. https://lnkd.in/daRZAk-S

Come and have your say on updating the Cyprus peace process! Things might be moving again on the Cyprus problem and we believe that this time should be different! Come and have your voice heard during our online, bicommunal citizens’ assemblies taking place on 17 August *online from 5pm to 8pm*. You will be tasked with making proposals on how to update the Cyprus peace process: how to update methodology and the design of the longstanding peace process to raise the chances of success. With the assistance of AI, you will be able to work in your own language (Greek, Turkish or English) with participants from both Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities. These particular sessions are targeted at youth and women. Sign up here or message us with your questions. https://lnkd.in/dqJ5BApE The bicommunal AI-assisted assembly is part of the Updated Cyprus Peace Process Design (“C-Up”) project, funded by the European Union under the Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community and led by the Cyprus Peace and Dialogue Center (CPDC) in partnership with the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law, Alternative and Innovative Methods (ICLAIM).

How can civic assemblies and consultative bodies contribute to the Cyprus peace process? The panel explored how inclusive participation, deliberative democracy, innovative methodologies, and emerging technologies could strengthen legitimacy, deepen public engagement, and help overcome long-standing impasses in the negotiations. Featuring Meltem Onurkan-Samani, Charis Psaltis, Neophytos Loizides, Allison McCulloch, and İlke Dağlı-Hustings. Watch the full panel here: https://lnkd.in/e3uBTmHq Read more: https://lnkd.in/d3nkZ7QK

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