Ataşehir, Istanbul · 16–18 June 2027
AKINDS 27 is a multidisciplinary diplomacy summit that brings together the issues shaping the future of the world, from politics to sport, from history to public health, under one roof. For three days, across six committees, step into the shoes of world leaders, diplomats and crisis managers.
The event is planned under the Youth Forum Guide of 25 September 2026 issued by the General Directorate of Religious Affairs of the Ministry of National Education; dates are subject to official approval.
Vision & Mission
It begins with a podium, a placard and an agenda item; what we really learn is to listen, to persuade and to reach agreement. The world is written by the shared mind of those who sit at the table.
AKINDS goes beyond classic youth conferences, bringing multidimensional topics together, from politics to sport and from history to public health. It aims to create a youth experience that sees meeting people from different cultures as a unifying and enriching value, and that leaves a positive mark on society.
We support participants in using a foreign language actively, in developing their decision-making and public speaking skills, and in reaching the maturity to join, and even lead, national and international boards. As the English Club of Şehit Akın Sertçelik Anatolian Imam Hatip High School, we work to offer our students this experience in the best possible conditions.
Six different fields, from international law to sports diplomacy, from public health to regional integration.
Five English committees and one Turkish committee; real practice in using a foreign language actively.
A committee that works with live developments and crisis directives on the 1948 Palestine War.
Public speaking, decision-making and negotiation skills; participation certificates and best delegate awards in every committee.
Committees
Five English committees and the Organization of Turkic States, conducted in Turkish; every committee has 15 delegates and 4 officers (chair, deputy chair, academic assistant and field officer). Click a committee to read more about it.
Field: International Law and Politics
Independence processes of non-self-governing territories, border disputes left behind by colonialism, and the right to self-determination.
The International Committee on Decolonization and Sovereignty debates, on the ground of international law, the independence processes of non-self-governing territories, the complex border disputes left behind by the colonial legacy, and peoples' right to self-determination. Delegates will produce solutions to neo-colonial policies, assimilation efforts, minority rights and the economic domination of former colonies by global powers. The committee requires a delicate diplomatic balance between repairing historical injustices and not igniting new geopolitical crises.
Field: International Security and Historical Crisis Management
Instant reaction to the war that broke out after the end of the British Mandate; steering military, economic and humanitarian strategies through crisis directives.
A high-tension historical crisis simulation focused on the outbreak of the first major war that deeply shook the Middle East after the end of the British Mandate in 1948. Following the United Nations partition plan, delegates must react instantly to the armed clashes between local militias and the neighboring states drawn into the war, in the power vacuum that emerged in the region. Throughout the sessions, sudden border violations, huge refugee flows caused by the displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians, arms embargoes, the cutting of critical logistics lines and secret regional alliances will arrive as urgent agenda items. While facing the pressure to secure international peace and set up a ceasefire table, delegates will also issue crisis directives that directly affect the field, steering military, economic and humanitarian strategies and rewriting the course of history.
Council on Islamic Law and Governance (OIC-CJ) · Field: Islamic Law, Global Politics and Sociological Reform
Integrating traditional Islamic law with modern international legal norms; religion-state relations, minority rights and Islamic finance models.
A special judicial and political law body, this council addresses the most complex and sensitive issues of the Islamic world from a theoretical and legal perspective. Delegates will discuss in depth how centuries-old traditional Islamic law (Sharia) principles can be integrated with modern international legal norms (human rights, constitutional systems). The limits of religion-state relations, modern legal reforms to be implemented in the Islamic geography, minority rights in Muslim-majority countries, and Islamic finance models compatible with the global system will form the main agenda. In this committee, which can also work like an "ijtihad" (legal interpretation) board rather than a classical diplomatic table, delegates must strike a very delicate diplomatic and legal balance between preserving faith-based ancient values and responding to contemporary global expectations (gender equality, combating extremism, universal human rights).
FIFA & UEFA · Field: Sports Diplomacy
Sport as a soft power and propaganda tool: mega-tournament lobbying, sportswashing, Financial Fair Play and racism on the pitch.
An innovative committee that starts from the fact that sport is not played only on the pitch but is also a huge "soft power" and propaganda tool. Delegates steering European and world football will address the heavy lobbying in mega-tournament hosting processes, countries' "sportswashing" (image laundering through sport) moves, and the Financial Fair Play (FFP) crises that deepen the gap between clubs. Binding rules will also be set against global crises such as racism in the stands, political protests and the growing politicization of sport.
Field: Humanitarian Aid
Drug patents, bioterrorism threats, global early-warning systems and the opening of humanitarian aid corridors to war zones.
A strategic assembly that works on the decision-making logic of the World Health Organization (WHO) and steers humanity's struggles for survival. Delegates will manage crises that have not only medical but also heavy political and economic consequences. Drug patents (the conflict between "Big Pharma" and developing countries), bioterrorism threats, global early-warning systems against new cross-border pathogens, and the opening of humanitarian aid corridors to war zones with collapsed health infrastructure are the committee's main areas of work.
Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı (TDT) · Field: Regional Integration and International Relations
Security of the Middle Corridor, energy supply lines, customs union steps and joint security mechanisms against regional crises.
A strategic committee aiming at the comprehensive integration of the Turkic world, a rising center of power in Eurasian geopolitics. Delegates will work to turn shared historical and cultural ties into concrete political and economic alliances. Critical topics such as the security of the "Middle Corridor", the new lifeline of global trade, the management of energy supply lines, customs union steps, and the building of joint security mechanisms against regional crises will form the main agenda of this committee, located right in the middle of East-West polarization.
Committee guides are a general framework prepared for delegate preparation; final agendas will be announced by the Academic Board.
Schedule
The full programme from breakfast to the gala dinner. Prayer breaks are included in the plan.
Dates and times depend on the completion of the official approval process.
Gallery
Pictures from the preparation process and the summit days will be published in this section.
Organizing Committee
A 17-person organizing team made up of students from the English Club of Şehit Akın Sertçelik Anatolian Imam Hatip High School.
Secretary-General16–18 June 2027 · Istanbul
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Public RelationsParticipation & Fees
The summit has around 200 participants in total across four participation types. Participation fees will be announced very soon.
6 committees × 15 delegates.
6 committees × 4 officers.
From participating schools.
Varies with school diversity.
| Group | People | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Delegates | 90 | 6 committees × 15 delegates |
| Committee officers | 24 | Chair, deputy chair, academic assistant, field officer (6 × 4) |
| Organizing team | 17 | Students of the host school |
| Team members from participating schools | 30 | Academic, crisis, press, field and logistics |
| Advisor teachers & guests | ~40 | Varies with school diversity |
| Total | ~201 |
Application
The application calendar and requirements will be announced on this page after the event receives official approval. When the forms open, you will be able to choose the one of four application types that suits you.
Represent a country or an actor in one of six committees.
Run a committee as chair, deputy chair, academic assistant or field officer.
Join the organizing team in the academic, crisis, press, field or logistics unit.
Represent your school as an advisor teacher or guest.
FAQ
Applications are not open yet. The application calendar and requirements will be announced on this page after the event receives official approval.
Participation fees will be announced very soon.
The summit is aimed at students from different high schools across Istanbul. You can take part as a delegate, committee officer or team member; there is also a separate quota for advisor teachers and guests.
On 16, 17 and 18 June 2027, at Şehit Akın Sertçelik Anatolian Imam Hatip High School in Ataşehir (Barbaros Mah. Morsümbül Sok. No: 4). The event is planned within the Youth Forum Guide of the General Directorate of Religious Affairs of the Ministry of National Education, and the dates are subject to official approval.
Five of the six committees are conducted in English; the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) committee is conducted in Turkish. Each committee's language is shown with a tag in the committee list.
Once applications open, committee preferences, experience and motivation will be evaluated together. Every committee has 15 delegates and 4 officers.
The programme plans breakfast and lunch on all three days, coffee breaks and a gala dinner. Prayer breaks are included in the schedule.
All participants receive a certificate. In addition, the best delegates of every committee are awarded. Tote bags, notebooks, pens and name badges are prepared for participants.
Shuttle or bus support is planned for students coming from different schools. Details will be shared later.
Sponsor logos will be added after agreements are made. For sponsorship inquiries, email us at akindsofficial@gmail.com.