From 2nd to 5th August you will have the opportunity to once more prepare for the upcoming Euros in Galway.  Istanbul is known for its good tournament organisation, besides various tournaments they were also host of the World Debating Championships in 2010. Quality Adjudication is provided by CA Douglas Cochran (Cambridge), DCA Michael Shapira (WUDC winner 2011, ESL) and DCA Manos Moschopolous (WUDC Best ESL Speaker 2010, EUDC ESL Finalist 2010). Istanbul also announced to have world-class adjudicators besides that, and are glade to have Anat Shapira (Best ESL speaker WUDC 2006, best speaker ESL EUDC 2005) attending as judge. If ...

Merhaba, teşekkür ederim, iyi akşamlar – these words are Turkish and mean Hello, Thank you and Good evening. They might be helpful when you are planning on travelling to this year’s Ankara Open which will be held by METU Debating Society from 25 to 27 March. This will be the third time the open is going to be hosted at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in the Turkish capital. The convenors want to raise the standards, as Emrecan Buyuruçu from the org comm revealed to Achte Minute: In addition to a top judging pool, the convenors offer accommodation in ...

Debaters from England, Germany, Latvia, Greece and Turkey met on the Koc University (KU) campus for the Istanbul 2010 International Debating Championship. The tournament was the first hosted by the university after it ran what was probably the best World Universities Debating Championship ever in Antalya last December and is a revival of the series of open tournaments the KU Debate Club ran since 2004, proving that the locals simply haven’t had enough of running excellent competitions after hosting both Worlds and Euros within three years. Those that visited the campus in 2007 may remember the splendid dormitory accommodation it offers ...

The deadline of registration for Istanbul 2010 International Debate Championship is now extended until 15 August 2010, as Can Talaz from Koç University Debate Club informs. A fee of 65 Euros includes debating, eating and drinking at the Golden Horn from 3 to 7 September 2010. The conveners set it as their goal to see every debater drunk – at least once. Go and register for the tournament and check if that really enhances your luck at breaking into final rounds! apf / glx

Debattieren in Istanbul! Wer bei den Weltmeisterschaften zum Jahreswechsel sein Herz an die Türkei und die türkische Debattiergastfreundlichkeit verloren hat oder aber neidvoll bedauert, nicht dabei gewesen zu sein, bekommt jetzt eine neue Chance: Von 3. bis 7. September lockt die "Istanbul 2010 International Debating Championship". Chefjuror ist Jonathan Leader Maynard. Das Turnier wird in englischer Sprache und im Format BPS ausgetragen, geplant sind sechs Vorrunden mit Break ins Viertelfinale. Der Teilnahmebeitrag wird mit 65 Euro angegeben, inklusive Verpflegung, Unterkunft, Partys und natürlich Debatten. Die Anmeldung ist von 28. Mai bis 20. Juni auf der Internetseite des Turniers möglich, wo es ...