Within the framework of the activities of Turkey’s G20 Presidency, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan chaired the coordination meeting with the participation of the directors of G20 Engagement Groups on the 4^th June 2015.

Turkey’s G20 Sherpa Ambassador Ayşe Sinirlioğlu, TOBB and B20 Chairman M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TÜRK-İŞ and L20 Chairman Ergün Atalay, TEPAV Executive Director and T20 Chairman Dr. Güven Sak, IKV Vice-President and Chair of C20 Zeynep Bodur Okyay, YCDC (Youth Commission for Diplomacy and Collaboration) and Y20 Vice-President Serpil Meto and President of KAGIDER (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey) and W20 Gülden Türktan attended the meeting. As it is known, W20 (Women 20) has been created by the G20 countries this year with Turkey’s initiative. IKV Secretary General and President of C20 Inclusive Growth Working Group Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas and IKV Deputy Secretary General and C20 Turkey Sherpa Melih Özsöz also participated to the meeting.

G20 Engagement Groups are groups where non-government organisations working in various areas contribute to the works carried out by G20 and where can share their views and suggestions on the issues of G20 agenda within an institutional framework. The establishment of these groups aim to enhance the participation of representatives from all G20 countries.

Turkey which is currently holding the G20 Presidency in the course of  the year 2015, attaches great importance to the activities carried out by the G20 Engagement Groups and their close coordination among themselves. As a matter of fact, the G20 Engagement Groups whose chairmanship is ensured by representatives from prominent national institutions and organisations who provide valuable contribution to the priorities of Turkey’s G20 Presidency under the heading of “Inclusiveness, Investment and Implementation”. These activities will be pursued in close cooperation and cooperation with G20 Engagement Groups till the Antalya Summit which will be held on the 15-16 November 2015.

Within this context, G20 Engagement Groups pursue their activities in Turkey with the organization of various meetings and events but also abroad in close cooperation with our foreign counterparts.