International conference 'Languages of Psychoanalysis: New Reality' 2025

5-7 december 2025
Türkiye, Istanbul
13 december online

International Conference

The Istanbul Conference 2025 has been successfully concluded!

169 conference participants
(133 of whom traveled in person to Istanbul!)
30 countries: 2/3 from Russia, 1/3 from 29 other countries!

Take a look at how it went

WHY ISTANBUL?

The conference "Languages of Psychoanalysis: A New Reality" is the second international conference held in Istanbul. We have chosen Istanbul as the location for the conference because it is an important international center. The city, connecting East and West, is perfect for bringing together specialists from different countries. Convenient air travel and the unique Turkish hospitality make Istanbul an accessible and attractive place for our conference participants to meet.

About previous conference (2024)

CONFERENCE TIMELINE
5 December - 13 December 2025

5 and 6 dec
10:00 - 18:30

Day 1 and 2 of the Conference in Istanbul

Video recordings of the presentations will be available to participants of all conference formats! The program is currently being finalized. Many well-known speakers have already confirmed their participation!

6 dec
evening - night

Banquet

On a Boat on the Bosphorus!
Show program, networking, delicious food and drinks Participation fee 8500 RUB.

7 dec

Excursions

Suggestions and wishes are welcome!

5-13 dec

Chat communication: during the week between weekends

Invitation to the TG channel https://t.me/+1g_hix7dvtNhNWZi

13 dec 10:00 - 18:30

Online Day (Day 3) of the Conference

Program 👇🏼

PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE

Day 1 friday,
5 dec

10:00 - 10:10

Opening of Day 1
Welcome speech

10:10 - 11:10

Presentation with Russian translation: "Impact of Large-Group Identity on Conflicts and Wars"

SEVIL KURAL (Turkiye)

11:10 - 11:55

Presentation with English translation: "Touch as the 'Royal Road' to Understanding Intimacy"

NINA SAVCHENKOVA (Russia)

11:55 - 12:15

Coffee break

12:15 - 13:15

Presentation with Russian translation: "The End of the Age of Irony"

MLADEN DOLAR (Slovenia)

13:15 -14:00

Presentation with English translation: "What Languages Do We Speak in the Analytic Room?"

IURIY BARANOV (Russia)

14:00 - 15:00

Lunch

15:00 - 15:45

Presentation with English translation: "Language and Translation in Psychoanalysis: What Language Does the Unconscious Speak?"

MARINA KULIKOVA (Russia)

15:45 - 17:15

Round Table 'Artificial Third'

Speakers: Nikolay Medvedev (Russia), Zhanna Valeeva (Russia), Ekaterina Artemenko (Russia)

17:15 - 17:30

Break

17:30 - 19:00

Supervision of 3 superisors

Supervisors: Lyudmila Uskova (Ukraine), Marina Pavlova (Georgia), Ekaterina Korytko (Russia)
Supervisee: Anna Vaytsekhovich (Russia)
*participation live (inc. online) only, no recording

Day 2 saturday,
6 dec

10:00 - 10:45

Presentation with English translation: "Languages of Death"

LUDMILA USKOVA (Ukraine)

10:45 - 11:45

Presentation with Russian translation: "'Make Love to My Corpse!' The Enemies of Intimacy in Contemporary Psychotherapy"

LUCA NICOLI (Italy)

11:45 - 12:00

Coffee break

12:00 - 12:45

Presentation with English translation: "From Utterance to Statement"

AITEN YURAN (Russia)

12:45 - 13:30

Presentation with English translation: "Silence and How We Speak It"

ELENA ZHILINSKAYA (Belorus)

13:30 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 15:15

Presentation with English translation: "The Group: The Sharp Tongue of Psychoanalysis"

YAN FEDOROV (Georgia)

15:15 - 16:45

Round table 2 "Peace in time of War"

Speakers: Lyudmila Uskova (Ukraine), Dali Bregvadze (Russia-Georgia), Marina Lifshits (Russia), Elena Zhilinskaya (Belarus)

16:45 - 17:00

Break

17:00 - 18:30

Supervision of 3 supervisors

Supervisors: Yan Fedorov (Georgia), Natalia Popova (Russia), Yuri Baranov (Russia). Supervisee: Elvira Romanova (Russia) *participation live (inc. online) only, no recording

18:30 - 19:00

Closing of the offline Conference days

participation live (inc. online) only, no recording

19:30/20:30 - 23:30

Banquet On a Boat on the Bosphorus

Online Day saturday,
13 dec

10:00

Opening of the Online Day (Day 3)

10:00 - 11:50

Film by Dina Duplinskaya: "The Language of Translation. The Translation of Language" (with English subtitles) and discussion

DINA DUPLINSKAYA (Montenegro)

11:50 - 12:50

Presentation with Russian translation: "Transidentification of Minors Experiencing Pubertal Sexual Anxieties"

CAROLINE ELIACHEFF and CÉLINE MASSON (France)

12:50 - 13:35

Presentation with Russian translation: "The Desire to Change Sex: Prevalence Among Teenage Girls. Psychoanalytic Perspectives"

JACQUELINE SHAEFFER (France)

13:35 - 14:05

Discussion on gender issues

French Colleagues and conference participants

14:05 - 14:15

Coffee break

14:15 - 15:30

Presentation with Russian translation: "Power, Politics, and the Unconscious"

ALENKA ZUPANČIČ (Slovenia)

15:30 - 17:00

Round table "New reality - new groups?"

Yan Fedorov (Georgia), Helen Fatkulbayanova (Switzerland), Marina Kulkova (Russia), Ksenia Barkhe (Russia)

17:00 - 17:15

Break

17:15 - 18:00

"Between Word Fragments and Experience Rifts: Recovery through the Experience of Otherness"

RENATA URAKCHEEVA (USA)

18:00 - 19:00

Presentation with Russian translation: "The Brain in Psychoanalysis: The Neuropsychoanalytic Approach"

DANIELA FLORES MOSRI (Mexico)

19:00 - 20:00

Final discussion

Summing up. Closing of the conference

Photo by Céline Nieszawer

Psychoanalyst, university professor, member of the Center for the History of Societies, Sciences and Conflicts at Jules Verne University of Picardy

CÉLINE MASSON

Candidate of Medical Sciences, psychoanalytic psychotherapist, group analyst, psychiatrist, member of the Coordinating Council and supervisor of the Russian Psychotherapeutic Association, member of ISPS

IAN FEDOROV

Photo by Céline Nieszawer

M.D., French psychoanalyst, specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry

CAROLINE ELIACHEFF

Philosopher, specialist in psychoanalysis and continental philosophy. Two doctoral dissertations. Ljubljana School of Psychoanalysis

ALENKA ZUPANČIČ

Photo by Nada Žgank

Psychoanalyst, philosopher, one of the founders of the Ljubljana School of Psychoanalysis

MLADEN DOLAR

M.D., Psychiatrist, A Training and Supervising analyst at Psike İstanbul Society, Member of the IPA, member of the EPF’sForum of Psychoanalysis and Cultural Identities

SEVIL KURAL

Psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, member of the Italian Psychoanalytic Society and the International Psychoanalytic Association.

LUCA NICOLI

Titular member of the Paris Psychoanalytic Society, training analyst in adult psychoanalysis at the Paris Institute of Psychoanalysis, as well as in child and adolescent psychoanalysis at the P. Mala Children's Center and the specialized (psychiatric) Saint Anne Clinical Center in Paris

JACQUELINE SHAEFFER

MA, group analyst specialist ECPP-EARPP, psychoanalyst with private and clinical practice – Center for Contemporary Psychoanalytic Research H. Spotnica, member of the American Psychological Association (APA).

RENATA URAKCHEEVA

Gestalt - therapist, community director of the online psychotherapy service "Yasno" (Ясно), supervisor, author of articles and publications.

EKATERINA ARTEMENKO

Psychoanalyst, family psychotherapist, director of the Institute for the Development of Psychoanalysis, president of the Ukrainian League of Psychotherapeutic Psychotherapies (ULPP)

LUDMILA USKOVA

Ph.D., lecturer and researcher at Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City. Psychoanalyst, Neuropsychoanalyst.

DANIELA FLORES MOSRI

Psychologist, psychoanalyst, member of the IPA, member of the Integrative Psychoanalytic Community, Yerevan; member of the Belarusian PA group, Minsk; director of SCU "Rich Thoughts"

ELENA ZHILINSKAYA

Doctor of Philosophy, associate professor, psychotherapist of psychoanalytic orientation. Director of the Center for Practical Philosophy "Stasis", professor

NINA SAVCHENKOVA

Renowned Russian psychologist, psychoanalytic psychotherapist, Candidate of Psychological Sciences. Training analyst and supervisor of EKPP-Russia. One of the founders of the East-European Institute of Psychoanalysis

IURIY BARANOV

Philosopher, practicing psychoanalyst. Lecturer at several universities, author of multiple courses and publications on Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, author of the book "Space in Psychoanalysis. On the Question of the Topological Extent of the Psyche" (2024)

AITEN YURAN

Clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst. Specialist in group processes, psychosomatic health, parent–child relationships, eating behavior, acceptance of appearance and one's body. Specialist of the European Association for the Development of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (ЕАРПП)

MARINA KULIKOVA

SPEAKERS

Online

Istanbul, in person

THEMATIC FIELD OF THE CONFERENCE

Psychoanalysis in the Digital Age

- Online Therapy, Artificial Intelligence, and New Forms of Communication
- Virtual Reality and Transformation of Therapeutic Space
Language and reality

- How Speech Constructs Modern Psychic Reality
- Metaphor, Symbol, and Image in Contemporary Practice
Psychoanalysis and the Crises of Modernity

- Trauma, Wars, Pandemics: Collective and Individual Dimensions
- Psychoanalytic Understanding of Global Catastrophes
Psychoanalysis, Culture and Art

- Contemporary Film, Literature, Music through the Lens of the Unconscious
- Creativity as a Reflection of Psychological Processes
Power, Politics and the Unconscious

- Psychoanalysis of Social Processes
- Ethics and Power in Therapeutic Relationships
The Future of Psychoanalysis

- New Theories and Methods
- Psychoanalytic Education in a Changing World

Creating and strengthening professional connections

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Sharing knowledge in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis

Supporting and developing intercultural dialogue

Opportunity for in-person meetings among participants

PARTICIPATION

The conference is intended for everyone working in the field of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, studying, or interested in this area. Participants will gain unique professional experience and enjoy the warmth of human relationships in an atmosphere of face-to-face communication.

The program includes presentations on current topics, round tables, supervisions, a banquet, and informal communication during excursion programs.

Conference hall at Mövenpick Hotel Golden Horn in the historical part of Istanbul (Golden Horn Bay):
Address: Eyüp Merkez, Silahtarağa Cd. No 87, Eyüpsultan, 34050 Istanbul, Turkey

VENUE FOR THE CONFERENCE

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Register and pay the participation fee

ЗFill out the registration form, enter your contact information, follow the instructions

Plan your way

The conference will take place on December 5-7, 2025.
We recommend that you select suitable air tickets in advance

Accommodation

The conference will take place at the Movenpick Hotel.
Address: Eyüp Merkez, Silahtarağa Cd. No 87, Eyüpsultan, 34050 Istanbul, Turkey

You can book a room there or in any place convenient for you!