Eurasian Schools Debating Championship 2012

_The first Eurasian Schools Debating Championship was held last year, in prestigious schools and universities of the magnificent city of Istanbul. Eurasian Schools Debating Championship 2012 will take place between the 13-20 June, with the attendance of high school teams and schools from all around the world. The tournament will again be in the format of World Schools Debating Championship, to increase the number of international participants. The tournament will have world-famous judges.

What is special about ESDC?

·    First international debating championship to take place in Turkey
·    First Eurasian Championship ever organized in the world
·    First student-run tournament

Aims of ESDC

• To achieve excellence in debating
• To encourage debating throughout the world
• To promote international understanding
• To promote free speech

Visit http://www.esdc2012.org for more information

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The final registration date has been postponed to May 4th. And in accordance, the final payment deadline has been postponed to May 20th.  All applications so far have been accepted. Also, from now on we switch to a first come first served registration system.

Results of the 13th Turkish National Debating Results

Galatasaray C (Mehmet Fatih Özmısırcı- Mert Kejanlıoğlu) have won the 2011 Turkish National Debating Championships. 

In the final they defeated Galatasaray B (Nilsun Gürsoy - Umur Türkay Korkmaz), Bilkent B (Önercan Kılıç - Gökhan Yalçın) and Yeditepe C (Meriç Menekşeli - Çiğdem Gül Koluaçık)

The best speaker of the tournament was: Akın Egemen (Galatasaray A)

CA: Umut Eryılmaz (METU)
DCA: Can Talaz (Koç)
DCA: Berk Cin (Galatasaray)
DCA: Emre Demirel (Ege)
DCA: Gökçe Görgeç (Hacettepe)

Ankara Open 2011 International debating Championship‏

In March 2011 we will be organizing the 3rd Ankara Open International Debate Tournament. The tournament will be held between 25-27 March in Ankara, Turkey. As those who attended Ankara Open 2008 and 2009 can testify, we do our best to offer a high quality tournament with debaters from different geographies.
We're proud to announce that our chief adjudicator will be Fiona Prowse (2011 WUDC Champion)

Our DCAs;
Chris Croke
Simone Van Elk
Engin Arikan

From our debating and organization experiences we know debating is not the end of the story, so we will provide 5-star accommodation (In Ankara Hilton Hotels), high quality food and the best: socials with free beers! The venues will be announced soon.

Registration fee is €75 per person. Registration is now open!

You can visit http://debate.metu.edu.tr/ankara-open-2011/index.html for registration & further information.

Best wishes
METU Debating Society

Results of koç2010‏

The Gardeners(Engin Arikan-Onercan Kilic) won Koç2010 Istanbul International Debating Championship in 1-5 September


In the final, they won againts Koç No ! ( Ozan Mert Ondes- Akın Egemen), Koç Astral( Faruk Aktay- Berkay Ozludil) and York B ( Nathan Paulson-Mark Schofield)

Final Adj. Panel: Jonathan Leader Maynard(CA)- Simone Van Elk- Hugh Burns- Will Jones- Can Okar

Engin Arikan topped the speaker tap.

The tab can be found here: http://istanbul2010.ku.edu.tr/updates.html

Galatasaray win Turkish Nationals

The 2010 Turkish National Debating Championships were held recently.  Here are the results:

Winner: Galatasaray B (Akın Egemen-Seda Palanduz)


Finalists:
Galatasaray A (Leyla Orak- Kerem Çelikboya)
Koç A (Ozan Mert Öndeş- İsmail Cem Hot)
Bilkent A (Önercan Kılıç- Gökhan Yalçın)

Best Speaker: Leyla Orak (Galatasaray A)

Motions:
THBT people living in extreme poverty and hunger should conduct terrorist activities.
THW ban all restrictions on meat import in Turkey.
THW stop selling TV rights of football games on a collective basis.
THW establish single sex schools.
THW not allow big companies to unemploy workers during crisis.
THW allow prisoners to choose to decrease their sentences by accepting harsher prison conditions.
THW allow individuals to shorten mandatory military service through payment.
THW legalise cigarette and alcohol advertisements.
THW legalise the right of free movement of workers.
THW legalise death penalty.

Turkish Nationals‏

Koç A have won the 2009 Turkish National Championships.

In the final they defeated Koç B, BOUN A, Hacettepe A

The best speaker in the tournament was Engin Arıkan (Galatasaray A)

Istanbul Yeditepe Open 2009

It gives us great pleasure to announce ISTANBUL YEDITEPE OPEN 2009. It will take place in 26-27-28-29 June.This is the last big chance before Euros to improve your debating skills.

This time we urge you to come!! As many of you know we are bidding for EUDC 2010 and we want to show everybody how organized we are.
This will be huge!This will be different!This will not be just a debate tournament!

Here are the infos:
-Dates: 26-27-28-29 June Friday to Monday.
-7 Rounds and finals
-N-1 rule is valid
-Registration Fee: 75 Euros per person

JUDGING
Great feedback and fairly balanced judges are the most important things for a good debate tournament. Therefore, we are going to subsidize extraordinary judges from Europe to increase the quality of debating as we did before. If you want to participate, please contact us.CA:Will Jones DCA:Anat Gelber (two DCAs will be announced)

ACCOMMODATION
Club Doğa is situated where blue and green intersect.It is a first class holiday resort consisting of villas. For discerning the travellers club offers comfortable accommodations,swimming pool,fitness center,tennis court, table tennis,football field, billards,cinema,bicycle. http://www.dogatatilkoyu.com/

SOCIALS
-You will feel the Istanbul Spirit again.
-Free beer:)Parties until morning..
-Do not forget to bring something special to your culture for Global Culture Party (songs,clothes,etc.)

UNIVERSITY&CLUB
Yeditepe University (translated as the Seven Hills) is the biggest private university in the country. It has a population of 15.000 and it is located within the city as a metropolitan university. Yeditepe Debate Club is one of the leading debate clubs in Turkey with more than 100 members. The club gained several successes both in and out of Turkey and organised the biggest Turkish nationals ever with 104 teams.

Moreover now the club is bidding for EUDC 2010: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23443577607&ref=ts

TRAVELLING
http://wwww.thy.com
http://wwww.flypgs.com
http://wwww.easyjet.com
http://wwww.germanwings.com
http://wwww.corendon.com

Schedule:
25 June Thursday: Early comings and movement to Doga Holiday Resort.You can go to beach on Thursday.
26 June Friday: 3 Rounds-Bosphorus Cruise in the evening
27 June Saturday: 4 Rounds-Global Culture Party in the evening
28 June Sunday: Quarters-Semis and Grand Final-Beach Party in the evening
29 June Monday: Going to Beach or Swimming Pool and Leavings

Past visitors of our tournament:Isabelle Loewe-Daniel Schut-Jens Fischer-Andrew Fitch-Can Okar-Will Jones-Andrew Marshall-Rhydian Morgan-Oskar Avery and many others...You can ask them...

Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1132975730466&f=1&e=-12#/event.php?eid=68730966699&ref=ts

Best Wishes,
Yavuz Yiğit
Prospective Convenor of EUDC 2010

ISTANBUL YEDITEPE OPEN 2008

From Britishdebate

Hello all,
It gives me great pleasure to announce Istanbul YEDITEPE OPEN 2008 Second Edition.(We did the first one in June)

It will take place in 28-29-30 November.

This is the last big chance before Cork Worlds to improve your debating skills.You will also get the opportunity to join the trainings and seminars which will be given by our experienced judges.
Just watch our video to hear the comments on what we did before:http://www.vimeo.com/1881014

THE ADJUDICATON: Great feedback and fairly balanced judges are the most important things for a good debate tournament. Therefore, we are going to subsidize 10 extraordinary judges from Europe to increase the quality of debating as we did before. The Team:
CA: Lewis Lu Current World Champion
DCA: Anat Gelber Best ESL speaker at WUDC 2006, EUDC 2007 DCA
DCA: Ozan Mert Ondes WUDC ESL Semi Finalist, Kyiv open winner
DCA: Jo Box Cambridge Debate Director
DCA: Alex Deane, World Champion 2004, WUDC DCA 2007

ACCOMODATION
Yeditepe University Student Hotel
Yeditepe University has modern and furnished rooms in the residence halls for International students. All rooms are double occupancy, equipped with a private bath and wired for telephone and internet connection. In-house facilities include snack bars, study/social areas, and visitor salons.

SOCIALS:
We are proud with our Socials:Cultural Shows,DJ Parties,Bosphorus Cruises,Concerts with Free Alcohol.Just watch our video:) http://www.vimeo.com/1881014

Reg Fee:
75 Euros for 4 days accomadation-food-socials and trainings.

Web Site: www.7tepeopen.com
Because of a technical problem some infos are still the same as in June Tournament.(CA team and Schedule)The others are in use. Registration is open.

Facebook Group:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25648955144&ref=ts

Program:
First Round starts at 16:00 o'clock on Friday and Final finishes at 20:00 o'clock on Sunday.

Yavuz Yigit
Yeditpe University
Debate Club
External Coordinator

Koç2008 Results

"The Gardeners" (Önercan Kılıç and Engin Arıkan) beat MGIMO? (Maria Savostinova and Mikhail Sazonov), Bilkent (Ali Avcı and Denizhan Kılıç) and "The True Farewell" (Ozan Mert Öndeş and Işıl Yelkenci) in the final of Koç Summer IV 2008.

The best speaker of the tournament is Işıl Yelkenci of "The True Farewell".


The final was chaired by Samir Deger-sen and the panelists are J. Scott Rodriguez, Oğuzhan Keskin, Leela Koenig, Alex Hill, David Tite and Amanda Whiting.


The full tab is available here

Istanbul 2008

Dear members of the World Debating community,
Koç Debate Club presents Istanbul 2008!

In order to ensure the quality of the adjudication, our Chief Adjudicator will be Samir Deger-Sen (2008 Worlds Champion, 2007 Euros Semi-Finalist, 2007 Oxford IV DCA) Our DCAs;
Alex Hill
Leela Koenig
David Tite

Besides the top-quality food from Koç University Divan Cafeteria and accommodation at the campus as in our previous tournaments, we know that socials are almost as important as – or even maybe more important than – the debates in a tournament. In order to maximize the fun you can get from Istanbul 2008, we will be providing free alcohol in our amazing parties and the legendary Bosphorus cruise as usual. In addition to all these, you may always expect some surprises from our organization team that has created miracles in Euros 2007 last summer as you have all witnessed.

Istanbul 2008 will be held between 3rd and 7th of August, 2008. The registration fee for this fantastic tournament with 6 rounds, team cap of 72 teams and 4 different outstanding parties – with free alcohol in each one – will be € 90 per person.

If you have experienced EUDC 2007 and want to experience something similar again; or if you haven’t experienced it and want to see what it is like to be in a top-quality summer tournament; or if you are just curious about what the prospective host of WORLDS 2010 is preparing for you in the last debating tournament before 2009 Christmas, you should definitely come to ISTANBUL 2008!!!

Registration is now open!

You can visit www.istanbul08.com for further information.

Please feel free to contact us
cemildinmezpinar@gmail.com (convenor)
for registration matters,
ardagitmez@gmail.com

Registration is now open for Istanbul 2008!

Registration for Istanbul2008 is now open! In order to register, visit our website www.istanbul08.com .

As we announced before registration per participant (including judges) is €90. Deadline for registration is July 15th.

If you have experienced the glorious Euros 2007 and want to experience something similar again; or if you haven’t experienced it and want to see what it is like to be in a top-quality summer tournament; or if you are just curious about what the prospective hosts of Worlds 2010 are preparing for you in their last debating tournament before the Christmas of 2009, you should definitely come to ISTANBUL 2008!!!

Don't hesitate to contact us for any querries.

Cemil Dinmezpinar
Convenor
cemildinmezpinar@gmail.com

Source: EUDC mailing list

Istanbul 2008

Koç Debate Club – the hosts of EUDC 2007 and the prospective hosts of WUDC 2010 – proudly presents another great debating event this summer: Istanbul 2008!

The first requirement of a good tournament is, of course, quality adjudication. In order to ensure this, Our Chief Adjudicator will be Samir Deger-Sen (2008 Worlds Champion, 2007 Euros Semi-Finalist, 2007 Oxford IV DCA),

We will announce our DCAs later as soon as possible.

Almost as important as – or even maybe more important than – debating in a debate tournament is the fun part: Socials! In order to maximize the fun you can get from Istanbul 2008, we will be providing free alcohol in our amazing parties and legendary Bosphorus cruise as usual. You may always expect some surprises from our socials team that has created miracles in Euros last summer.

With top-quality food from the Koç University Divan Cafeteria and accommodation in the university dorms as in our previous tournaments, Istanbul 2008 will take place between 4 and 7 August 2008. The registration fee for this fantastic tournament with 6 rounds, team cap of 72 teams and 4 different outstanding parties – with free alcohol in each one – will be € 90.

If you have experienced the legendary Euros 2007 and want to experience something similar again; or if you haven’t experienced it and want to see what it is like to be in a top-quality summer tournament; or if you are just curious about what the prospective hosts of Worlds 2010 are preparing for you in their last debating tournament before the Christmas of 2009, you should definitely come to ISTANBUL 2008!!!

You can visit www.istanbul08.com for further information. Registration will be open on May 20.

Cemil Dinmezpınar,
Convenor
cdinmezpinar@ku.edu.tr

IDEA teaching position

Hi All,
International Debate Education Association (IDEA) announces an open position for a Worlds Schools Debate Instructor for the 2008 Debate and Citizen Journalism Institute in Dikili Town, Turkey June 29th-July 19th. The Institute is college-accredited from Bloomfield College in New Jersey, U.S. and endorsed by the National Forensics League in the U.S. The Institute offers courses in Advanced, Beginning, and Coaching Debate in addition to Media and Journalism training.

This year, IDEA is adding British Parliamentary and World Schools Debate emphases to its lineup and seeks an experienced Worlds Schools debate coach to teach two classes. Instructors are compensated and reimbursed for airfare. The position begins immediately, and the selected instructor would need to be in Dikili Town, Turkey from June 28th-July 19th.

This Debate and CJ Institute draws enthusiastic and dynamic students from throughout the world and is a unique and fun activity for participants and instructors alike. If you are interested in applying for the open Worlds Schools instructor position, please email alathrop@idebate.org with a letter of inquiry and CV of your debating and coaching experience in the World Schools format.

To learn more about the Debate and Citizen Journalism Institute, please visit www.idebate.org/institute.

Thanks,
Alex Dukalskis
IDEA Program Coordinator
adukalskis@idebate.org

Source allasians list

Turkish Nationals

ODTU (METU) won the 2008 Turkish National Debating Championships at the weekend.

Turkish 10th Nationals were held in Uludağ University between 1-5 May 2008. It was a fantastic tournament where a high level of competetion took place. Among the distinguished teams Finalists were:

Op Prop:Bilkent A
Op Opp:METU A
Clo Prop:Koç A
Clo Opp:METU B

Champions were METU A (Dilay Kurtulus and Nisan Su Aras)
Best Speaker on the tab was Dilay Kurtulus from METU A as well.

Adjudication Team consisted of
Gokhan Murat Pembeci (CA),
Ozgen Dundar(DCA),
Isıl Yelkenci (DCA),
Semih Torkay (DCA)
Arda Ozansoy (DCA)

Here are the motions of 10th Turkish Nationals;

Round 1: Thbt Income of gambling addicts should be directly given to their spouses
Round 2: Thbt University graduates should not be sent to places of war for fulfilling their military service.
Round 3: Thbt all football clubs should have salary cap
Round 4: Thbt people in drunk drivers’ car should be also punished
Round 5: Thbt local governments should not forcibly move residents for ‘Urban Renewal Projects’
Round 6: Thbt Central Bank should stop being guarantor to bankrupt banks
Round 7: Thbt Political party leaders should have a time limit of duty
Quarter: Th would force media agencies not to use any word other than 'terrorist groups' for whom state declares to be 'terrorist group'.
Semi: Thbt UN Food Office should have all the responsibility of distribution, pricing or sale of wheat across the world
Final: Th would abolish inheritence

Ankara Open 2008

"Pass the Dutch" (Eric Stam & Rob Honig) team has won the Ankara Open 2008 hosted by the Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

The motions were
1st round: THBT the usage of images of Prophet Mohammed should be banned.
2nd round: TH would trade with African Nations regardless of their social development goals.
3rd round: THBT parents who have had one child taken into care should be prevented from having another.
4th round: THBT all jobs should pay equally.
5th round: THW extend punishment for those convicted of corruption to family members who profit from that corruption.
Semi Final: TH supports an independent Tibet.
Grand Final: THW reduce the size of the state.

We thank all the competing teams and our adjudication panel (Neill Harvey-Smith, Nicholas James Long, G.Rhydian Morgan) for their great effort and contributions.

Ankara Open

METU (Middle East Technical University) is organizing one of the best tournaments of the year, between 21-23 March 2008, in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey.

Adjudication Panel: You want brilliant debates, creative motions, fair adjudication, and finally practice before euros? Say no more, the best opportunity stands right before you:
CA: Neill Harvey-Smith

DCA: Isabelle Loewe

DCA: G. Rhydian Morgan

Travel:

Did you know that choosing Istanbul as your destination is the same as choosing Ankara? No, they are neither the same cities nor the plane tickets cost the same. We will make the buses ready to take you from Istanbul to Ankara for FREE, in case you want to pay less for tickets, or you can't find tickets.

Accommodation:

You have just left the comfort of your bed, been through a probably tiring journey. We will provide 3 days of accommodation for the nights of 21-22-23 of March in the guesthouse of the school called Aysel Sabuncu Yaşam Merkezi which has the comfort of a 5 star hotel. You can see the photos from the facebook group.

Socials:

We promise a top-notch tournament. Our adjudicators will ensure good debates; but it's not all. As for socials, our OrgCom will ensure you never run out of booze. Party all night, drink as much as you can, be the last debater at the bar. Go wild.We will also be providing you with lots of delicious Turkish food.

In addition, we will make a tour to Anıtkabir (Atatürk's Mausoleum) and Anatolian Civilizations Museum. Furthermore, we will have the champion's dinner with free alcohol at our school's graduates club.

Schedule:

Friday

03.00-09.00 Buses from Istanbul Atatürk Airport

09.00-16.00 Rest

16.30-17.00 Opening Ceremony

17.00-18.15 Dinner

19.00-21.00 Round 1

21.00- Party at Rollhouse with DJ Himm

Saturday

08.00-09.00 Breakfast

10.00-12.00 Round 2

12.00-14.00 Round 3

14.00-15.30 Lunch

15.30-17.30 Round 4

17.30-19.30 Round 5

20.00-21.00 Dinner

21.30- Party at Bar56 (Break Announcement)

Sunday

10.00-11.00 Breakfast

11.30-13.30 Semi-Finals

13.30-17.15 Tour to Anıtkabir (Atatürk's Mausoleum) and Anatolian Civilizations Museum

17.15-18.15 Free time

19.00-20.00 Grand Final at METU Convention Centre

20.00-22.00 Champions Dinner

22.00-03.00 Party at Graduates Club

Monday

10.00- Buses from Ankara to Istanbul

For Registration:

http://www.debate.metu.edu.tr/12/1/

Team Cap: 32 teams

Participation Fee: 35 euros per debater and judges

For more information visit our WEBSITE at: http://www.metudebate.com/

For any questions: metuiv2008@gmail.com

Join our facebook group for updates: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8321218042

METU Contact info

I've been asked for the contact info of the Middle East Technical University(METU) in Turkey, especially the ones who were at UBC Worlds. If anyone has the details please post a comment.

Istanbul 2006 results

The hybrid team of Niall Kennedy & Jenni Harrison won Istanbul 2006.

In the final they defeated Hybrid (Mert Onen & Robert Ustian), UCC (Derek Lande & Tiernan Fitzgibbon) and Middle Temple (Daniel Warents & Harish Natarajan)

Diramuid Early (UCC) was the best speaker.

KOC registration

Fellow debaters,
Registration for the Istanbul 2006 tournament at Koc University is still continuing. You can register and pay online at

http://istanbul2006.ku.edu.tr/

Go to the "Tournament" section at the top of the page. "Registration" will be on a first come, first served basis until we reach our team cap (around 72 teams). The fee if you have registered before 15th June is € 75 Euros. (Early reg is only possible when paying, not filling the info form)

And normal registration will be charged as € 95 that means paying on the registraion day.

There is no institutional cap and composite teams are allowed. You can register your details and pay later through one of the routes outlined on the payment page. The electronic transfer is reliable and organised by Koc Bank, one of the most reputable banks in Turkey.

And to confirm our final judging and coaching panel:
--Jeremy Brier (CA): World Champion 2004 and Worlds DCA 2005
--Anat Gelber (DCA): The best ESL speaker in the world and DCA at Euros 2007
--Fraser Campbell (DCA): Euros Champion 2002 and DCA at Istanbul 2005

And new names:
Amanda Wolthuizen (DCA): All the way from Australia, Amanda was a Worlds Finalist in 2002 and a Worlds DCA in 2004. She has been an outstandingly successful debater on both the Australasian and World arena and we're proud to have such an experienced colleague join us.

Jan Rosing (DCA): Jan was the first ever ESL speaking EFL EurosChampion in 2004. He was DCA at Euros 2005 and CA at Istanbul 2005.He is an outstanding coach, especially for ESL teams, running debating and public speaking training around Europe. He's also a great laugh!

Can Okar (sort of DCA): Euros Champion 2003, Euros CA 2007

Remember that these experts don't just judge. You will get the opportunity to go to seminars where they teach both intermediary and advanced debating techniques. Koc has always been about improving everyone who comes along.We imagine that's everything you need to know for now. If there is anything else, get in touch and we'll get back to you.

Get registering, don't miss out just because you were slow. This summer is going to be a lot of fun.The Istanbul 2006 Team

Contacts:
--Harun Ercan (Convenor) for organisation matters:jeremybrier@hotmail.com and
can_okar@hotmail.com.

KOC update

email from KOC

Fellow debaters,
Registration for the Istanbul 2006 tournament at Koc University isnow officially open. You can register and pay online at
http://istanbul2006.ku.edu.tr/

Go to the Tournament section at the top of the page. Registration will be on a first come, first served basis until we reach our teamcap (around 72 teams). The fee if you register before 15th June is 75Euros. (Early reg is only possible when paying, not filling the info form) And late registration will be charged as € 95 that means paying on theregistraion day.

There is no institutional cap and composite teams areallowed. You can register your details and pay later through one ofthe routes outlined on the payment page. The electronic transfer isreliable and organised by Koc Bank, one of the most reputable banksin Turkey.

And to confirm our final judging and coaching panel:
--Jeremy Brier (CA): World Champion 2004 and Worlds DCA 2005
--Anat Gelber (DCA): The best ESL speaker in the world and DCA at Euros 2007
--Fraser Campbell (DCA): Euros Champion 2002 and DCA at Istanbul 2005

And new names:
Amanda Wolthuizen (DCA): All the way from Australia, Amanda was aWorlds Finalist in 2002 and a Worlds DCA in 2004. She has been anoutstandingly successful debater on both the Australasian and Worldarena and we're proud to have such an experienced colleague join us.

Jan Rosing (DCA): Jan was the first ever ESL speaking EFL EurosChampion in 2004. He was DCA at Euros 2005 and CA at Istanbul 2005.He is an outstanding coach, especially for ESL teams, runningdebating and public speaking training around Europe. He's also agreat laugh!

Can Okar (sort of DCA): Euros Champion 2003, Euros CA 2007

Remember that these experts don't just judge. You will get the opportunity to go to seminars where they teach both intermediary and advanced debating techniques. Koc has always been about improvingeveryone who comes along.

We imagine that's everything you need to know for now. If there isanything else, get in touch and we'll get back to you.

Get registering, don't miss out just because you were slow. Thissummer is going to be a lot of fun.

The Istanbul 2006 Team

Contacts:
--Harun Ercan (Convenor) for organisation matters:harunercan@gmail.com
--Jeremy Brier and Can Okar for debating matters(please nothing else!):jeremybrier@hotmail.com andcan_okar@hotmail.com.