The Turkey Nexus on Turkish Modernization and Strategic Choices

In collaboration with Nexus Forum, Istanbul Policy Center Senior Scholar Ahmet Evin organized the workshop on January 10, 2015 in Istanbul. It was the first of a cycle of open discussions among corporate executives and policy makers on Turkey’s economic policy and developments in energy and infrastructure. It highlighted some key issues to be overcome in order to step up the country’s modernization and facilitate foreign investments, chief among which productivity and the regulatory environment. The three main topics of discussion were Turkey’s future energy balance, the need for consolidating institutions across the board, and how to manage the predicted economic slowdown.