Managing Director of TEPAV, Prof. Guven Sak and Research Associate Neslihan Kaptanoglu attended the "Conference on Turkey and the Middle East" organized by the Sabanci University in cooperation with the British Council on May 2-3, 2008. During the conference, Turkey's relationship with the regional countries and its interaction with the main players in the region were discussed. Prof. Sak made a presentation during the second panel titled "Turkey and the Middle East: Economic Issues and Policies".