Eastern Mediterranean University Cyprus Policy Center (EMU-CPC) was represented at the MANAS Forum 2023, held at Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, with the main theme of 'The Rise of Regionalism in Global Politics: the Organization of Turkic States.' Assist. Prof. Dr. Devrim Şahin, Research Specialist at EMU-CPC, and Aybaniz Huseyn, PhD student in EMU Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Political Science and International Relations presented their joint work at the MANAS Forum 2023 held in Bishkekm the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.

In the 'Karabakh' session of the conference, Assist. Prof. Dr. Şahin and Huseyn presented their study titled 'A Regional Outlook on Turkic Movement Trends in Northern Iran,' examining the impact of regional tensions on countries in the region such as Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Iran. Assist. Prof. Dr. Şahin and Huseyn warned not only Tehran but also Ankara and Baku to avoid any form of adventurous policies, emphasizing that any instability in one of these three countries could trigger adverse effects within the other two countries.