Assoc. Prof. Tiryaki was recently interviewed on the podcast Na Grösslingovej 53, hosted by students of the Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts, where Assoc. Prof. Tiryaki teaches law and human rights. She spoke at length about her life in Istanbul, Türkiye’s current foreign policy, and its EU accession process. 

The podcast is available in Slovak on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KMjvEInlJCurikMj8K6Dh

Assoc. Prof. Tiryaki was recently interviewed by Art in Fusion about human rights, diplomacy and the power of law in a changing world. She spoke about her contribution to the field, her professional plans for the future and emphasised the importance of her focus on young people. 

The interview can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/Zpv7Y5mYSzk?si=xGoyia91XSWbAr6K

“It’s about people. About dignity. About whether our young people live long enough to grow old.” This was the message of the keynote speech, which Assoc. Prof. Tiryaki delivered at the Creative Women Platform’s Gateway to a Sustainable Future Forum on 9 May 2025 in Plaisterers’ Hall in London. Every 9 May for the past 25 years of her academic career, Assoc. Prof. Tiryaki has asked her students, “What does the future mean to you?”. She gives her answer in the title of her keynote: “The Sustainable Future is Human.” Assoc. Prof. Tiryaki reminded the attendees that while the sustainability that is conventionally associated with the environment is a priority for the young generations, in a world of several ongoing conflicts and wars, there is even greater concern — the young lives that have been lost to war, and the irrevocable change to lives of those who had survived. With a quiet sense of urgency—not one that seeks attention, but one that naturally commands it—she concluded just as she had started: sustainability is human.

More details about the keynote and photographs from the event are available here: https://www.parliamentarysociety.com/post/the-future-is-human-a-rousing-call-from-dr-sylvia-tiryaki-at-the-creative-women-platform-forum

A recording of Assoc. Prof. Tiryaki’s keynote is available here: https://youtu.be/G02dbDRxOSU?si=G7qTMuLcuWaMre3G

On 24 March 2025, Assoc. Prof. Tiryaki appeared on the Slovak Television and Radio’s program Rádiožurnál o 12, where she spoke about the recent mass protests in Istanbul after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. 

On 21 January, Dr. Tiryaki appeared on the live broadcast of Slovak National Television’s news segment Aktuality:24 to discuss the recent meeting between Slovakia’s Prime Minister Róbert Fico and Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, held on 20 January in Ankara. During the interview, Dr. Tiryaki provided insights into the implications of the strategic cooperation agreement signed by the two leaders.

The interview is available in Slovak here: https://www.stvr.sk/televizia/archiv/20110/512321