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Studies for the Istanbul–Islamabad Railway Project Have Gained Speed
TEPAV Director Güven Sak met President Zardari during his visit to Pakistan and discussed the Istanbul-Islamabad Railway Project. ISLAMABAD / KARACHI - TEPAV Director…

TEPAV: “Optimal Election Threshold for Turkey is 4 Percent”
TEPAV's study revealed that an election threshold at 4 percent improves "fair representation" without making large concessions from the "consistency in administration"…

Harvard Students Briefed on Economics by Süreyya Serdengeçti
Students from the Harvard Kennedy School paying a visit to TEPAV learned about the recent developments in the Turkish and the world economies from Süreyya Serdengeçti,…

TEPAV: “The Reaction of the Island Tends to Evolve into a Movement of Economic Rationalization”
Policy Note "Birth Pains of Autonomy in the TRNC: Communal Existence Rallies must evolve into an "institutional economic rationalization" movement" by TEPAV Research…

Support for the EU Drops by 4 Points in 3 Years
The ratio of those who says that they will vote for Turkey's EU membership in a public opinion poll decreased from 58 percent to 54 percent. ANKARA - The ratio of those…

Evaluation Note/Andrew Fraker & Damla Özdemir
Female Labor Force Participation: How Does Turkey Compare? Low female labor force participation (FLFP) levels lead to an excess amount of labor that can't be utilized in…

TEPAV: No Social Support for the Presidential System
In the public opinion poll conducted by TEPAV and A&G Research Company 56.3 percent of the respondents said that the current parliamentary system must be kept. 16…

TEPAV Director Sak: “Intra-regional Trade Becoming Increasingly Important”
Delivering a speech at the 25 th annual conference of the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) representing members from 27 countries,…

TEPAV: “New Definitions for International Trade and Current Accounts Needed”
TEPAV stated that some indicators need to be reconsidered since the spread of multinational firms throughout the world has altered the balances between countries. ANKARA…

The Latest Cyprus Report of the International Crisis Group Discussed
The report "Cyprus: Six Steps toward a Settlement" by the ICG was discussed with a meeting at TEPAV. ANKARA - The latest Cyprus report of the International Crisis Group…

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…

Positive Trend in TEPE Continues
After meeting 2011 with an upward trend, TEPE stood at 2.9 in February 2011. ANKARA - After meeting 2011 with an upward trend, TEPE stood at 2.9 in February 2011. TEPE…