1) 19-21 October 1994- Morocco (Rabat), Islamic

Conference of Foreign Ministers.

2) 06-11 January 1996- Iran (Tahran), the International Conference on

Bringing Closer the Islamic Sects,

3) 24-27 July 1996- Egypt (Cairo), Islamic Affairs Higher Council VIII.

4) 02-05 July 1998- Egypt (Cairo), a meeting called “Islam and 21st

Century” organized by the Islamic Affairs Higher Council X.

5) 22-24 June 1999- Egypt (Cairo), a meeting called “Modern Project Aimed

at Developing the Islamic World” organized by the Islamic Affairs Higher Council

XI.

6) 09-12 June 2000- Egypt (Cairo), a meeting called “Modern Change and

Islam” organized by the Islamic Affairs Higher Council XII,

7) 31 May- 03 June 2001- Egypt (Cairo), a meeting called “Renovation in

Islamic Thought” organized by the Islamic Affairs Higher Council XIII.

8) 05-10 May 2002- Malesia (Kuala-Lumpur), the Seventh Conference of

Ministers of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs organized by the

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),

9) 20-23 May 2002- Egypt (Cairo), a meeting called “The Reality of Islam

in a Changing World” organized by the Islamic Affairs Higher Council XIV,

10) 17-23 July 2002- Georgia (Tiflis), Conference on Interreligious

Dialogue in the Caucasus,

11) 10-11 October 2002- Azerbaijan (Baku), a meeting called “The Role of

Religion and Faith in the Society”,

12) 28-30 October 2002- Bahrain, The Tenth Muslim-Christian Dialogue,

13) 23 October 2003- Prof. Ali BARDAKOGLU, the President of the

Presidency of Religious Affairs, joined the meeting called “Religion in Turkey

and Europe; State and Religion- Motivations and Obstacles to Interreligious

Peace and Coexistence”. In this meeting, Mr. BARDAKOGLU made a speech called

“The Structure and Duties of the Presidency of ReligiousAffairs”.

14) 20-28 February 2004- Prof. Ali BARDAKOGLU, the President of the

Presidency of Religious Affairs went to the United States in order to join the

meetings planned to be held in Washington and New York, and to take part in the

conference organized by the University of Utah, and to observe the services

offered by our Presidency in the United States. During visit, Prof. BARDAKOGLU

presented a paper titled “Moderation in Islam: The Turkish Experience; Mission

and Vision of Diyanet as Public” at the conference called “Moderation in Islam”

organized by the University of Utah.

15) 28 April – 01 May 2004- An International symposium titled “Toward the

Islamic Civilization” was held in Cairo. In this traditional symposium sponsored

and organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Awqaf (Islamic Religious Endowments),

Prof. Ali BARDAKOGLU, the President of the Presidency of Religious Affairs,

presented a paper titled “The Roots of Religious Tolerance in Our Age”, and

Assistant Prof. Mehmet GORMEZ, the vice-president of the Presidency of Religious

Affairs, presented a paper titled “Religious Tolerance Especially in the Age of

Fatih Sultan Mehmed in the Ottoman Period”.

16) 18-23 May 2004- Prof. Ali BARDAKOGLU, the President of the Presidency

of Religious Affairs, and a committee consisted of some lecturers from various

universities paid an official visit to Kirghizistan in order to observe the

religious services offered in the city of Osh, and to negotiate with the

authorities about the problems of the Divinity Faculty opened as a branch of Osh

State University, and to search out possibilities of wider cooperation with the

religious institutions on the issue of religious life and religion in

Kirghizistan, and finally, to join the symposium titled “Islam in the Central

Asia”. During this official visit, Prof. Ali BARDAKOĞLU, the President of the

Presidency of Religious Affairs, had also negotiated with the religious leaders

of Central Asian Turkish Republics.

17) 24 May 2004- Prof. Ali BARDAKOGLU, the President of the Presidency of

Religious Affairs, joined the meeting titled “A Peaceful Coexistence on the

Golden Bridge” organized by the UNESCO National Committee. Prof. BARDAKOGLU, in

this meeting, made a speech titled “To Live Together in Peace”.

18) 18-22 June 2004- Prof. Ali BARDAKOGLU, the President of the

Presidency of Religious Affairs, alongwith a committee paid an official visit to

Germany in order to join the conference titled “Interreligious Dialogue with

Europe – The Roots of Permanent Peace”, and to negotiate with the authorities of

various institutions. In this conference, Prof. BARDAKOGLU presented a paper

titled “The possibility of Coming Together in a Set of Common Values”.

19) 3 July 2004- Prof. Ali BARDAKOGLU, the President of the Presidency of

Religious Affairs, have been invited to a symposium titled “ Religion and Modern

Society from the Turkish and German points of View” organized in Germany. Prof.

BARDAKOGLU has sent a paper titled “Islam and Freedom of Religion: Turkish

Experience and the Vision of the Presidency of Religious Affairs” took part in a

session named “The Organization of State and Religion in Turkey and Germany”.

20) 5-7 Sebtember 2004- Prof. Ali BARDAKOGLU, the President of the

Presidency of Religious Affairs, alonwith a committee joined the meeting titled

“Freedom of Religion in Christianity and Islam” organized by Catholic Academy

Berlin and Protestant Academy Berlin in Berlin. In this meeting, Prof BARDAKOGLU

presented a paper titled “Achieving Freedom through Religion: Turkish Experience”.