On Monday, December 1, 2008 the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD) Washington Representative, Abdullah Akyuz, spoke at the Council on Middle East Studies at the MacMillan Center at Yale University as part of the Cagatay Turkish Speaker Series. His Read More …
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Turkey in Europe: The Economic Case for Turkish Membership to the EU
The Foreign Policy Center has published a report, edited by Adam Hug, entitled “Turkey in Europe: The Economic Case for Turkish Membership to the EU”, which features an essay by TUSIAD representative to the EU Bahadir Kaleagasi called “EU and Read More …
TUSIAD: "The US Presidential Election Process Displays an Exemplary Culture of Democracy"
TUSIAD has issued the following press release regarding the conclusion of the Presidential elections in the United States: “In the eyes of the world public opinion, the United States of America has been the cradle of representative democracy, even in Read More …
Between Obama and McCain: The Turkish Dilemma
Turks attach a particular significance to the upcoming US elections for reasons going beyond their individual feelings about Bush, McCain or Obama. This is an expected outcome because Turkey is one of the few “friendly” countries that would be directly Read More …
Anatolian Janus – The AKP's Strategic Depth Doctrine and Turkey's Reemergence in the Middle East
Under the rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkey has reemerged as a major power in the Middle East, mediating between Israel and Syria and facilitating in the nuclear standoff between Iran and the US. For some, this Read More …