Turkey is going through a rough patch, but it remains committed to a democratic, modernizing and pro-European agenda, said Mehmet Şimşek, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey. “The outlook is ...
On September 10 2001 my wife and I arrived in New York as I was to receive the Candlelight award from then-UN-Secretary-General Kofi Annan. That night we had a very inspiring conversation...
The botched attempt to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will have far-ranging implications for Turkey’s foreign relations and regional role.
Military coups – successful or otherwise – follow a predictable pattern in Turkey. But not this time, writes Dani Rodrik.
The prospect of a televised EU debate between David Cameron and Boris Johnson has dwindled, after Downing Street indicated that the prime minister would not take part in any head-to-head ...
These are the three main issues complicating the EU-Turkey deal that aims to end Europe's migration crisis.
This article is published in collaboration with Project Syndicate. Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane risks opening a new front in the violence engulfing Syria, thereby dashing the h...
This article is published in collaboration with Project Syndicate. As France and the world mourn the terrorist slaughter of innocents in Paris, the leaders of the G-20 are meeting in Anta...
Once the fastest-growing economy in the G20, Turkey suddenly has a lot on its plate: the global slowdown, the fallout from the Eurozone crisis, wars in neighbouring Iraq and Syria, terror...
This article is published in collaboration with FirstFT. The daily briefing “FirstFT” from the Financial Times. Some of the top decision makers at the European Central Bank met bankers a...
The daily briefing “FirstFT” from the Financial Times. The ruling AK party in Turkey surged to victory in national elections on Sunday in a triumph for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan afte...
As we are coming closer to the B20 Summit in November, B20 Turkey is getting ready to pass the baton on to its partners from China. The B20 started as a loose network of global businesses...
Half a century ago, this stretch of land in the Anatolia region of Turkey was largely denuded of trees. Today, the 1,200-hectare Lake Abant Nature Park is a verdant blend of fir, yellow p...
In the first week of September, the Syrian refugee crisis finally came to Western Europe. Thousands of refugees who had been bottled up in Hungary started heading for the Austrian border,...
Nurturing startups is not just about providing funding. It’s also about encouraging innovation and bold ideas, building a supportive network of capital and expertise, and providing opport...
