An Informed and Wise Debate is Needed on Recent Developments in Turkey-EU Relations Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp
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Recently, there have been some developments in Turkey-European Union (EU) relations which have been interpreted as revitalization of the relations and the accession process. After almost a decade, EU heads of states and governments came togethe
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Turkish-Chinese Think Tanks Summit Held in Beijing The summit was held with the participation of Turkish and Chinese experts at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) on Wednesday, December 16th.
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BEIJING – Issues of bilateral relations and sustainable development were discussed within the framework of China’s “One Belt, One Road” strategy. At the end of the meeting, the two sides decided to hold yearly meeting series within the initiativ
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“Turkey Needs to Rebrand Vocational Education and Training” Event... The event entitled “Turkey Needs to Rebrand Vocational Education and Training” was held on December 7 in TEPAV, ANKARA.
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With the aim of contributing the process of developing relevant skills for industrial upgrading and economic transformation, TEPAV has commenced a Project in the field of vocational education and training, supported by the JPMorgan Chase Foundat
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The G20 Antalya Communique: The main achievements and the way forward Evaluation Note / T20 Turkey *
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Turkey’s G20 Presidency ended with the Antalya Summit this week. Turkey held 170+ meetings over the course of its G20 presidency – more than any previous host – the outcomes of which are reflected in the wealth of topics covered by the final com
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TEPAV hands over T20 presidency to Chinese think-tanks As a member of the “T20 Troika” TEPAV will work in collaboration with Germany and China in 2016
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ANTALYA- Turkey’s G20 presidency ended with the summit held in Antalya on Nov 15-16, 2015, where Turkey handed over its T20 presidency to three Chinese think-tanks.
Güven Sak, T20 President and TEPAV Executive Director; Zang Yuyan, Director
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T20 Chair’s statement Antalya, November 14, 2015
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Now in its fourth year, the Think 20 (T20) is an official engagement group of the G20. This year, the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), an independent think tank in Ankara, coordinated the T20 activities. The T20 serves as a
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The T20’s recommendations were included in the G20 2015 Leaders Communique. The T20, an outreach group TEPAV coordinated, advanced three important topics which were included in the G20 Leaders Communique.
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ANTALYA- The T20, an outreach group TEPAV coordinated, advanced three important topics which were included in the G20 Leaders Communique, which was announced on Monday, November 16, 2015.
The word "Internet" was for the first time adopted in
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Three topics highlighted by the Think 20 are included in the Antalya Communique Three topics highlighted by the Think 20 are included in the Antalya Communique:
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Internet. The word “Internet” was for the first time adopted in a Leaders Communiqué. Paragraph 26 included two important statements on internet technologies. First, it called for cooperation on cyber security, especially against attacks on b
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T20, G20, Internet, Technology, Debt,
Think 20 Summit TEPAV convenes the Think 20 Antalya Summit on Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and the G20.
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The Think 20 Summit was held in Antalya, Turkey from November 14, 2015. The summit was co-organized by TEPAV and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and brought together high-level government officials, multilateral institutions and t
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Joint response from the G20 engagement groups to the refugee crisis TEPAV Executive Director Güven Sak signs the communiqué as T20 Chair
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The G20 engagement groups representing the business world (B20), academia, (T20), civil society (C20), workers and labor unions (L20), women (W20) and young people (Y20) have released a communiqué on the refugee crisis. The communiqué, signed by TE
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