TEPAV participated to the Think7 Summit in Rome
The T7 (Think7) Summit titled “G7 Countries and the World: Rebuilding Bridges”, organised by the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) and the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) was held in Rome. Sait Akman, Director of TEPAV's 20/05/2024 - TEPAV attended T7 Summit titled “The G7 and the World: Rebuilding Bridges” was organised by two leading Italian think tanks, the International Institute for Political Studies (ISPI) and the Institute of International Affairs (IAI), and hosted in Luiss University in Rome. In the Summit, The T7 Communique was delivered to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation officials to be presented to the representatives of the G7 countries. The Communique includes policy recommendations regarding global governance, green transition and sustainable development, global economic and trade issues, and digitalisation in the context of increasing tensions between the G7 countries and especially Russia and China as a [More]
Are the Recent European Council Decisions on Türkiye Hypocritical?
Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp 22/04/2024 - On the 17th of April 2024, the European Council convened. Some circles in Turkey expected that the ‘Joint Communication of the High Representative and Commission on the state of play of EU-Türkiye political, economic and trade relations’ that was published at the end of November would be finally addressed and some concrete steps would be put across by the heads of states and governments. Unfortunately, this turned out not to be the case. The leaders tasked the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) “to advance work on the recommendations of the Joint Communication in line with previous European Council conclusions and in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner, subject to additional guidance from the European Counci [More]
UNDP-TEPAV-REACH Report Launch
The report titled "Listening to Women Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan: Their Struggle and Resilience" was published on April 16. 22/04/2024 - TEPAV has been collaborating with UNDP on projects in Afghanistan addressing developments and issues in the Afghan financial sector, private sector development, and women’s entrepreneurship since August 15, 2021. Among these initiatives, the report titled "Listening to Women Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan: Their Struggle and Resilience" from the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Türkiye (TEPAV), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through its Istanbul International Centre for Private Sector in Development, in collaboration with REACH, was published on April 16. The link to the report can be accessed here. [More]
Being a woman in Saudi Arabia: What was and what is?
Evaluation Note/ Hilmi Demir 12/03/2024 - If Saudi Arabian model Rumi Al-Kahtani had not competed in the Miss Global Asia Beauty Contest in Malaysia, Turkish public opinion would likely be less focused on Saudi Arabia. As a society that enjoys tabloids and scandal, our attention was immediately drawn to Saudi Arabia. So much so that we almost attempted to introduce secularism and democracy into Saudi Arabia. Yes, we must admit that Saudi Arabia has been undergoing major reforms for quite some time. In our last post, we addressed the socioeconomic reasons behind this, as well as the rise of nationalist speech in Saudi Arabia. In this essay, I will explore the women's issue and how things have changed for women in Saudi Arabia. Because there is a significant shift that cannot [More]
TEPAV attended the 9th Raisina Dialogue, held from February 21 to February 23, 2024, in New Delhi, India
9th Raisina Dialogue, held from February 21 to February 23, 2024, in New Delhi, India, with over 2500 participants from about 115 countries, hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government o 04/03/2024 - TEPAV attended the 9th Raisina Dialogue, held from February 21 to February 23, 2024, in New Delhi, India, with over 2500 participants from about 115 countries, hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. The annual event is India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics bringing together leaders in politics, business, media, think tanks, and civil society to discuss the global agenda each year. This year's conference theme was 'Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create,' underpinned by global uncertainty, complexity, and ongoing changes against a backdrop of conflicts in the Middle East, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a polarized world, and [More]
Post-election Turkey returns to economic orthodoxy Evaluation Note / Güven Sak
19/02/2024
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is eyeing economic revival by turning the country back toward conventional policies and partnership with the West.
In a nutshell
Reelected President Erdogan seeks to lower inflation, restore investor trust
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Elections,
As we leave behind the first year of the earthquake... Evaluation Note / Burcu Aydın Özüdoğru
06/02/2024
Today is February 6, 2024. One year ago, two earthquakes of Mw 7.7 and 7.6 occurred in Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş, caused great loss of life and destruction in 11 provinces. Weeks of search and rescue efforts were mobili
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Earthquake,
Understanding the ISIS Attack on Türkiye Evaluation Note / Hilmi Demir
06/02/2024
On January 28, 2024, masked attackers killed one person at the Santa Maria Church in Sarıyer, Istanbul. The masked assailants claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of ISIS through the Amaq News Agency, the official propaganda out
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ISIS,
TEPAV: Macroeconomic stabilization should consider social welfare In the second edition of the Turkish Economic Outlook prepared by TEPAV, it is stated that the cost of the disinflation process will be on social welfare should it not be accompanied by any policy measures.
26/01/2024
TEPAV released its second series on the Turkish Economic Outlook, based on the policies recently implemented or announced by the Turkish authorities, and global developments and expectations.
The Outlook is prepared by Dr. Burcu Aydın Özü
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Turkish Economic Outlook, Turkish Economy,
Pluralism Confronts Radicalization in Türkiye: TEPAV Surveys on Religion and Radical Attitudes in a Muslim Majority Country The project report from the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Türkiye (TEPAV), titled "Pluralism Confronts Radicalization in Türkiye: TEPAV Surveys on Religion and Radical Attitudes in a Muslim Majority Country" was published in January 2024.
17/01/2024
The report focuses on two large-scale surveys conducted in 2016 and 2020, with representative samples of 6,989 and 7,280 individuals, respectively. These surveys included qualitative questions designed to comprehend religious identity and
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