Second Phase of the EU Debates at TEPAV: “What does Turkey Think?” "Turkey's Neighborhood Policy" discussed at the second day of the roundtable meeting organized to contribute to the initiative by The European Council on Foreign Relations with the theme "What does Turkey Think?".
03/03/2011- 2027
ANKARA - The series of meeting organized by TEPAV in collaboration with Middle East Technical University Center for European Studies (METU CES) and Center for Economic and Foreign Policy Research (EDAM) with the participation of the European Cou
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EU - Turkey Relations, Middle East, Cyprus,
Social Demand Grows for a New Constitution 68 percent of the participants stated the need for a new constitution, poll conducted by TEPAV in collaboration with the A&G Research Company reveals.
02/03/2011- 2724
ANKARA - Public opinion polls reveal that the social demand for a new constitution is growing. According to two public opinion polls conducted for TEPAV in 2008 and 2011, the ratio of respondents who declared that a new constitution is needed incre
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Constitution, Constitution Making, Public Opinion Poll, Civil Society,
Positive Trend in TEPE Continues After meeting 2011 with an upward trend, TEPE stood at 2.9 in February 2011.
02/03/2011- 1814
ANKARA - After meeting 2011 with an upward trend, TEPE stood at 2.9 in February 2011. TEPE therefore increased by 2.1 points of month-on-month and by 13.3 points year-on-year.
In February 2011 expectations for the next three months improved by 18.
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Retailing Sector, TEPAV Retail Confidence Indicator (TEPE) ,
Asia Re-setting its Priorities amid Shifting World Economic Balance The 25th annual conference of The Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry will be carried out in Istanbul with the theme "Asian Business: Re-setting Priorities amid Shifting World Economic Balance".
28/02/2011- 1815
ISTANBUL - The Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) representing more than 3 million businesses in 27 countries including Turkey will carry out its 25th annual conference on March 6-8, 2011 in Istanbul. TEPAV Di
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Regional Economic Cooperation, Asia Pacific,
TEPAV: “Current Account Deficit Problem Now More Dangerous” TEPAV stated that the rapid deterioration in the current account deficit resulted from the buoyant economic growth driven by domestic demand and stressed that the characteristics of the current account deficit problem of Turkey have changed considerably.
22/02/2011- 2690
ANKARA - TEPAV stated that the characteristics of the current account deficit problem of Turkey have changed considerably and said: "The rapid deterioration in the current account deficit resulted from the buoyant economic growth driven by domest
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Current Account Deficit, Exports, Private Capital Flows,
TEPAV: “Vehicles” sector performed better, “Color TVs” lagged behind TEPAV's study revealed that out of fifteen sectors, seven increased both relative prices and market share. Among these, manufacturing of diesel motor vehicles and manufacturing of cotton apparels sectors demonstrated the best performance.
18/02/2011- 1662
ANKARA - TEPAV's research on the changes in the prices and market shares of export goods revealed that out of fifteen sectors, seven increased both relative prices and market share. Among these, manufacturing of diesel motor vehicles and manufactur
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Exports, Competitiveness,
Turkey to Cooperate with Afghanistan in the Energy Sector Paying a visit to TEPAV, Afghan Minister of Mines Waheedullah Shahrani stated that Turkey and Afghanistan are getting prepared for cooperating in the field of energy and have signed a memorandum of understanding in this respect.
18/02/2011- 2149
ANKARA - Afghan Minister of Mines Waheedullah Shahrani in an official trip in Turkey visited TEPAV on February 18, 2011. Shahrani stated that Turkey and Afghanistan are getting prepared for cooperation in the field of energy and that he has signed
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Energy, Afghanistan,
Willpower of TRNC Discussed in the Light of Recent Developments… In a meeting at TEPAV that hosted Serdar Denktaş, Chairperson of the Democrat Party, recent developments in TRNC were discussed.
18/02/2011- 1602
ANKARA - On February 18, 2011 TEPAV organized a meeting that hosted Serdar Denktaş, Chairperson of the Democrat Party, to discuss the recent developments in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Delivering a speech, Denktaş stated that th
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Cyprus,
Commentary/Esen Çağlar: Turkey needs a new policy on Palestine TEPAV Economic Policy Analyst Esen Çağlar stated that Turkey's new policy on Palestine must focus on tthe acceleration of economic development, the state-building process, and the political reinforcement of the peace process.
16/02/2011- 2216
The commentary said: "Pursuing political issues not backed by the priorities of accelerating economic development and facilitating the state-building process in Palestine harms Turkey's soft power and its effectiveness in the Middle East. Turkey
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Middle East, Regional Development, Regional Integration, Investment Climate,
TEPAV EU Institute Director Eralp: “EU Adopts Tougher Discourse on Cyprus” In her assessment regarding the European Parliament's motion for resolution on Turkey, Eralp emphasized that the discourse on Cyprus became tougher and the weakness of the checks and balances system in Turkey was stressed for the first time.
14/02/2011- 1923
ANKARA- TEPAV EU Institute Director Nilgün Arısan Eralp emphasized that the European Parliament's motion for resolution on Turkey "adopted a tougher discourse on Cyprus and for the first time an EU institution stressed the weakness of the 'checks
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European Union, Cyprus, Greek Cypriots, Constitution,
