For decades, when Turks spoke of their relationship with Kurds in the south-east of Turkey, the topic was usually terrorist bombings, or youthful years spent manning a military outpost on a remote mountainside in sub-zero temperatures. In 2013, the topics are the potential for resolution talks to bring about an investment upgrade, the big oil...
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Articles & Analysis | A new era: Resolving the conflict in the south-east may bring economic benefits from The Report: Turkey 2013
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Nicole Bricq, French Minister for Foreign Trade from The Report: Turkey 2013
The market share of French companies in Turkey has decreased in recent years. What can be done to counter this trend and increase involvement?
Articles & Analysis | Emerging power: Recent changes, both internally and externally, suggest the country is set to gain greater regional and international influence from The Report: Turkey 2013
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government is undertaking a bold resolution process that could remake domestic politics and enhance its foreign policy clout When the bodies of three ex-members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were found in a Paris office, the real target appeared to be a fledgling resolution process thousands...
Articles & Analysis | An unorthodox approach: Understanding the central bank’s corridor interest rate policy from The Report: Turkey 2013
Monetary policy is not as simple or predictable as it used to be anywhere, but Turkey’s central bank governor, Erdem Başç›, is breaking new ground in making things more complicated and keeping people guessing. Since being promoted from deputy governor in 2011, Başç› has been alternately criticised and applauded for the innovative and often...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Zafer Çağlayan, Minister of Economy from The Report: Turkey 2013
What prompted the government to establish a new foreign investment incentive framework, and how quickly do you expect this to begin delivering results?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Hüseyin Diriöz, Ambassador and Assistant Secretary- General for Defence Policy and Planning, NATO from The Report: Turkey 2013
How has NATO’s restructuring process and the adoption of a new Strategic Concept affected Turkey’s status within the organisation?