Support for EU membership rises to 66 percent among young people between the ages of 18-24
“Turkish Public Opinion Survey on Support for EU Membership and Perception on Europe 2019.” has been published. 13/01/2020 - ANKARA – TEPAV, with the support of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and the Economic Development Foundation (İKV), published a study titled “Turkish Public Opinion Survey on Support for EU Membership and Perception on Europe 2019.” Unlike the previous versions of the study in 2015, 2016, and 2017, the scope of the recent one has been expanded and the study’s methodology has been revised. MetroPoll Strategic and Social Research Center conduct the field research through face-to-face interview with 4,506 individuals from 3 [More]
Rwanda’s Renaissance
The meeting titled “Rwanda’s Renaissance" took place in TEPAV with the participation of Rwanda’s Ambassador to Ankara H.E. Williams Nkurunziza and Prof. Dr. Ahmet Sedat Aybar. 17/12/2019 - The event was held with the cooperation of the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ankara and TEPAV at TEPAV building on Friday, December 13, 2019, and with attendance by national and international non-governmental organizations, representatives of public institutions, representatives of foreign missions, academics and students. The event commenced with the opening speech of Ambassador Murat Ersavcı, Director Economic and Political Policy Center at TEPAV. Speaking of Rwanda's efforts to circumvent the genocide, Ersavcı asserted that Rwanda, which has [More]
“Croatia as a bridge between Central Europe, the Mediterranean and South East Europe”
19th Diplomacy and Peace Seminar 13/12/2019 - ANKARA – 19th Diplomacy and Peace Seminar was cordially held by TEPAV, TOBB-ETU and the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Ankara on December 11th, 2019, Wednesday at TEPAV. National and international non-governmental organizations, representatives of public institutions, representatives of foreign missions as well as faculty members and students attended the Seminar. The meeting began with welcoming remarks by the Director of EU Studies Center at TEPAV, Nilgün Arısan Eralp. Stating Croatia has always been a great partner to Turkey, Arısan Eralp a [More]
Beyond Income, Beyond Averages, Beyond Today
“Human Development Report 2019” has been launched at TEPAV 11/12/2019 - ANKARA – Human Development Report 2019’s launching meeting was organized by TEPAV and the United Nations Development Program Turkey on Tuesday December 10th, 2019 at TEPAV Building. National and international non-governmental organizations, representatives of public institutions, representatives of foreign mission, faculty members and students attended the meeting. The meeting started with TEPAV Managing Director Güven Sak’s welcoming remarks. Like the Report, Sak also focused on inequalities in his speech and evaluated Turkey’s standing in the Repor [More]
The European Coal and Steel Community Is the Answer to the Drilling Problem in Cyprus
Where there is a will, there is a perfect way
Policy Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp 09/12/2019 - EU is known to be a successful peace project. It all started after the II World War with the joint management of coal and steel that are the essential elements of weapons. European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), by pooling coal and steel production, has made war between historic opponents France and Germany “not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible”. It is very difficult to understand why EU has been watching a lingering and even escalating drilling problem in Cyprus and impose counterproductive sanctions rather that coming up with construc [More]
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