South Asia in a Transforming World: The Bangladesh Case With a meeting at TEPAV, world's transformation with South Asia as a case study with the participation of His Excellency Mohammed Mirajul Quayes, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh.
25/04/2011- 1946
ANKARA - TEPAV opened to discussion the circumstances for the South Asia in a transforming world in a meeting with His Excellency Mohammed Mirajul Quayes, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh.
Delivering a speech at TEPAV on Monday, April 25, 2011, Moh
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South Asia, Development, Democracy,
Turkey-TRNC Joint Advisory Committee to Be Established The Turkey-EU Joint Advisory Committee met in the TRNC under the presidency of TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that they will make efforts to institutionalize the cooperation with civil society institutions in the TRNC.
22/04/2011- 2082
NICOSIA - The Turkey-EU Joint Advisory Committee met in the TRNC (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 under the presidency of TOBB (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğl
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Turkey-Cyprus Relations, 2001 Crisis, Civil Society, Private Sector,
TEPAV Looks For 25 Fastest Growing Turkish Firms TEPAV, under the leadership of TOBB and the collaboration of AllWorld Network, launches the Turkey 25, to bring worldwide attention to the 25 fastest growing companies of Turkey.
20/04/2011- 2299
ISTANBUL - TEPAV is looking for the fast growing firms of Turkey. "The Turkey 25" will identify the fastest growing Turkish firms to bring local and international attention to their success. TEPAV will carry out the project under the leadership
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Private Sector, Competition, Growth,
Commentary/Esen Çağlar: Does the AKP’s Plan for 2023 ensure 8.48 percent annual growth? TEPAV Economic Policy Analyst Esen Çağlar assessed the recently announced election manifesto of the AKP.
19/04/2011- 2108
The assessment said: "The most favorable aspect of the manifesto is that a debate with a perspective for 2023 has been brought forward on the popular agenda for the first time. We can conclude that the manifesto serves good purposes if we approach
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Elections, Growth,
TEPAV: “With this Constitution, Presidential Elections will Bring Crisis” It is assessed that, it is quite unlikely that a president who won more than 50% of the votes and a prime minister who won 35-40% of the votes can coexist without causing crises.
19/04/2011- 2027
ANKARA - TEPAV stated that presidential elections will cause a crisis unless the constitution is amended and said: "It is quite unlikely that a president who won more than 50% of the votes and a prime minister who won 35-40% of the votes can coe
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Constitution, Presidential System,
President of Pakistan, Zardari: "We are Going to Enlarge the Partnership Picture with Turkey" His Excellency Asif Ali Zardari, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, assessed the bilateral economic relations between the two countries in a meeting organized by TEPAV.
15/04/2011- 2401
ANKARA - His Excellency Asif Ali Zardari, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, visited Turkey at the invitation of His Excellency Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey. President Zardari stated that the picture between Turkey
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Pakistan, Regional Economic Cooperation, Middle East,
TEPAV: “Import Substitution Policies Still Viable” Korean government delayed the introduction of the iPad as much as possible on grounds that it will cause disequilibrium in the innovative and export-oriented economic model of the country.
14/04/2011- 2266
ANKARA - TEPAV stated that South Korea, which tried to respond to the changing consumption demand via alternative firms that carry out domestic production for domestic markets instead of settling as a net importer, should be assessed as a separa
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Protectionism, Technology, Innovation,
TEPAV: "The YSK Regulations on the Election System are Insufficient" TEPAV policy note maintained that the regulation attempted by the YSK on February 26, 2011 to improve "fairness" is appropriate but insufficient.
13/04/2011- 2134
ANKARA- TEPAV stated that the regulation introduced by the Higher Election Council (YSK) upon the calls of Constitutional to recalculate the number of MPs for each region was appropriate but insufficient to improve fairness. The note maintained t
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Elections, Fair Representation, Higher Election Council, Political Parties,
TEPAV: “Institutional Design must be Prioritized in Constitution Debates” TEPAV stated that if institutional design is prioritized over constitutional values or human rights, over-politicization, polarization and eventually the blockage of the process will be prevented to a certain degree.
12/04/2011- 2059
ANKARA- TEPAV stated that prioritizing institutional design in constitution debates might enable a more fruitful constitution making process and said: "When institutional design is prioritized over constitutional values or human rights, over-poli
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Constitution Making, Constitution,
Commentary/Esen Çağlar: In which direction will Turkey grow? TEPAV Economic Policy Analyst Çağlar stated that agenda of economic policy must start to witness more frequently debates on the spatial dimension of economic growth.
11/04/2011- 1719
The commentary said: Turkey has to find economic growth centers other than Istanbul. This can be enabled by launching large projects as has been done in Antalya and Şanlıurfa rather than letting the markets and cities function on their own. I ho
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Growth, Turkish Economy,
