TUSIAD President Haluk Dincer Makes Statement on Turkey’s Role in TTIP Negotiations

AA Photo The Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD) President Haluk Dincer warned that the eventual integration of the American and European economies would harm Turkey’s economy by providing the U.S. “asymmetrical” access to Turkish markets.  Therefore, “Turkey must definitely become a part of the ongoing TTIP negotiations [with the U.S. and EU] as soon as possible,” he said. Read more here. Full statement (in Turkish) available here.

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Political Economy of Turkey – In Search of Stability amid Domestic and Global Crises

TUSIAD-US President Abdullah Akyuz has published an analysis paper entitled “Political Economy of Turkey: in Search of Stability amid Domestic and Global Crises” at the Brookings Institution Center for United States and Europe. Please access the analysis by clicking on the following link: http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/03_turkey_akyuz.aspx

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