State of Armenian Irregular Migrants in Turkey: Researcher/Journalist Alin Ozinian’s study was introduced with a meeting at TEPAV
18/02/2010- 2368
ANKARA- The results of the study "State of Armenian Irregular Immigrants in Turkey" conducted by Researcher/Journalist Alin Ozinian were disclosed with a meeting held at TEPAV on February 17 At the opening speech TEPAV Director Prof. Dr. Güven SAK un
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Turkey - Armenia Relations,
TEPAV/SAK: "There is a Linkage Between Cross-Border Economic Relations and Regional Development"
15/02/2010- 1933
Erivan- TEPAV Director Prof. Dr. Güven Sak underlined that there is a linkage between cross-border economic relations and regional development and said "Cross-border economic relations regional disparities among clusters can be tackled, which will be
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South Caucasus, Turkey - South Caucasus Relations, Regional Integration, Cross-border Cooperation,
Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp Turkey's Visa Policy : Has Turkey given up its demand of free movement in the EU?
05/02/2010- 2173
Turkey has been applying a liberal and flexible visa policy towards its neighboring countries in Caucasus and Middle East for quite some time. As of 2009, visa policy for the following countries was liberalized further and visa requirements were ab
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EU - Turkey Relations, Turkish Foreign Policy,
Evaluation Note / Aslı Toksabay Esen Why the Unease among EU Citizens Over Turkey's Membership?
03/02/2010- 2219
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- 1853
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- 2194
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- 2295
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- 1527
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- 1959
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- 1258
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,