Evaluation Note / Aslı Toksabay Esen Why the Unease among EU Citizens Over Turkey's Membership?
03/02/2010- 2486
Due to the intensification of the impact of the global crisis on Turkey's economy, the capacity to create new employment opportunities has become constrained and significant employment losses have been observed. The unemployment rate, which varied
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EU Accession,
Confidence Improves in Retail Sector
03/02/2010- 2098
ANKARA- TEPE improved by 12.1 points in January-2010 compared to the same period in the last year. 14.7 percent of survey participants in January 2010 indicated that their business activity increased compared to January 2009 while 62.4 percent of the
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TEPAV Retail Confidence Indicator (TEPE) ,
Policy Note / Dr. Burcu Gültekin Punsmann Thinking about the Caucasus as a Land Bridge between Turkey and Russia
27/01/2010- 2236
Turks and Russians have never had such amicable contacts, never intermingled and cooperated so closely. The historical reconciliation process between Turkey and Russia should generate the same degree of enthusiasm as did the French - German reconci
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Turkey-Russia Relations,
Istanbul Forum Convenes for the Fourth Meeting Istanbul Forum will work on human resources development in the short and medium term and on agricultural industrial zones, capacity building programs and microcredit based business development business development centers.
25/01/2010- 2587
ISTANBUL - Fourth meeting of the Istanbul Forum bringing together Turkish, Afghan and Pakistani businesspeople to develop mutual dialogue and economic cooperation convened for the fourth time on January 25, 2010. At the meeting focus was agreed to
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Istanbul Forum, Middle East, Chambers, Industrial Estate (OIZ),
TRNC/ Nami: "Last Chance for a Solution in Cyprus"
15/01/2010- 1754
ANKARA- Özdil Nami, Representative of TRNC President Mehmet Ali Talat for United Nations and EU Affairs stated he believes that this is the last chance to find an integrated and federal solution for Cypriot Problem and said that if two leaders with a
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Cyprus,
TEPAV: "Revised Budget Target Might Not Be Fulfilled Due To SSI"
11/01/2010- 2206
ANKARA – TEPAV stated that budget is faced with a pressure for expenditures above the level of SSI allowances and said: “Under these circumstances, it appears that the most significant risk that will lead to a budget deficit even below the revised le
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Fiscal Monitoring , Budget Performance,
Evaluation Note / Erhan Türbedar Bosnia and Herzegovina on Its Way to 2010
30/12/2009- 1291
The year 2009 is a year lost for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The right to a visa-free entry to the European Union granted to citizens of Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro, wasn’t granted to those of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Due to the lack of necessary a
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The Balkans,
TEPAV/SAK: "Turkey's growth shall be considered as the resultant of regional growth strategies."
23/12/2009- 2078
MANİSA- TEPAV Director Prof. Dr. Güven Sak maintained that Turkey needs a growth strategy that utilizes the regional potential of Turkey to a higher extent, and said “Turkey’s growth shall be considered as the resultant of regional growth strategies.
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Regional Development, Growth,
Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp How Do EU Decisions of December 2009 Summit Affect Turkey-EU Negotiation Process?
23/12/2009- 2132
The EU General Affairs Council (Foreign Ministers) meeting, whose prospect as an unpleasant turning point in Turkey’s relations with the EU and particularly in the negotiation process had aroused anxiety since 2006, was held quietly on 7-8 December
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EU - Turkey Relations, EU Accession,
"Abkhazia for the Integration of the Black Sea" a publication by TEPAV
17/12/2009- 2428
ANKARA- TEPAV launched on 16 December the first issue of its background paper collection titled ‘Abkhazia for the Integration of the Black Sea’ co-published with ORSAM and drafted by Dr Burcu Gültekin Punsmann, Foreign Policy Analyst at TEPAV. The f
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Cross-border Cooperation, Regional Integration, Turkey - South Caucasus Relations, Engagement Policies toward Abkhazia, Publication,
