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Iraq after the US Withdrawal … Speaking at TEPAV, Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group stated that Exxon contract was a test for Iraq in turbulence after the withdrawal.
19/12/2011
ANKARA – After last US troops withdrew from Iraq, the current state of affairs in the country was addressed with a meeting held at TEPAV on December 19, 2011, Monday. The roundtable meeting titled “After the US Withdrawal: Turkey, Iraq and
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Evaluation Note / Burcu Gültekin Punsmann, PhD Turkey-Israel: Towards a Decoupling between Economics and Politics
19/08/2011
"The private entrepreneur has emerged as a third actor beside the military and the diplomat in Turkish-Israeli ties. Business has become an area immune from political upheavals and carries its own dynamics. Economic cooperation developed throughout
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An Emphasis on Entrepreneurship in Turkish-American Relations … Possibilities for cooperation between Turkey and the US in many areas including entrepreneurship were addressed during a meeting attended by Robert Hormats, Undersecretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, U.S. State Department.
18/07/2011
ISTANBUL - The Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) hosted Robert Hormats, US Undersecretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, U.S. State Department, on Friday, July 15, 2011. Hormats was in the delegation accompanying US State
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TEPAV Analyst Punsmann Assessed the Latest Developments in Palestine TEPAV Senior Foreign Policy Analyst Dr. Burcu Gültekin Punsmann wrote an essay for Hürriyet Daily News about the recent developments in Palestine and comparative advantages of Turkey and Egypt:
28/06/2011
"Hopes raised by the Egypt-brokered inter-Palestinian reconciliation agreement evaporated with the news that the high profile meeting between the leaders of the rival Fatah and Hamas movements planned for last week, had been called off. Immediat
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Commentary/Esen Çağlar: How can Turkey be a model for the Arab countries? TEPAV Economic Policy Analyst Esen Çağlar addressed the "Turkish model" debate in the context of his impressions from the Arab League meeting held in Cairo.
21/06/2011
Çağlar assessed: "Today, Turkey is maybe the biggest source of inspiration for the Arab countries. Turkey can become a model only after it starts to assess the ongoing transformation process from a more objective perspective. I believe that n
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TEPAV Shares Turkey’s Experience with the Arab Union Arab League General Secretariat organized a roundtable meeting in Cairo on June 13 to debate the Turkish model.
16/06/2011
CAIRO - TEPAV Economic Policy Analyst Esen Çağlar briefed the Arab League about Turkey's performance in economic reforms, economic transformation and private sector led growth.
Arab League General Secretariat organized a roundtable meeting in Ca
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President of Pakistan, Zardari: "We are Going to Enlarge the Partnership Picture with Turkey" His Excellency Asif Ali Zardari, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, assessed the bilateral economic relations between the two countries in a meeting organized by TEPAV.
15/04/2011
ANKARA - His Excellency Asif Ali Zardari, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, visited Turkey at the invitation of His Excellency Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey. President Zardari stated that the picture between Turkey
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Possibilities for Cooperation with Japan in the Middle East Discussed TEPAV and ORSAM organized a roundtable meeting with the theme "Turkey - Japan Cooperation for Peacebuilding in the Middle East: With a Special Focus on Afghanistan".
24/03/2011
ANKARA - In the meeting organized in collaboration by TEPAV and Middle East Strategic Research Center (ORSAM) on March 23, 2011 Wednesday, possibilities for Turkey-Japan cooperation in the Middle East were discussed with a special emphasis on Afgha
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Second Phase of the EU Debates at TEPAV: “What does Turkey Think?” "Turkey's Neighborhood Policy" discussed at the second day of the roundtable meeting organized to contribute to the initiative by The European Council on Foreign Relations with the theme "What does Turkey Think?".
03/03/2011
ANKARA - The series of meeting organized by TEPAV in collaboration with Middle East Technical University Center for European Studies (METU CES) and Center for Economic and Foreign Policy Research (EDAM) with the participation of the European Co
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Commentary/Esen Çağlar: Turkey needs a new policy on Palestine TEPAV Economic Policy Analyst Esen Çağlar stated that Turkey's new policy on Palestine must focus on tthe acceleration of economic development, the state-building process, and the political reinforcement of the peace process.
16/02/2011
The commentary said: "Pursuing political issues not backed by the priorities of accelerating economic development and facilitating the state-building process in Palestine harms Turkey's soft power and its effectiveness in the Middle East. Turke
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