IKV Secretary-General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas made a speech regarding the modernisation of Customs Union at Turkish-German University’s event entitled “New Political Challanges for Germany, Turkey and the EU” on 26 May 2017. During the event organised by the University in cooperation with international partners, INSITER Jean Monnet Module, relations between Turkey and Germany, international relations, social, economic and political security were discussed.

During the session of the event entitled “EU, Turkey and Economy”, IKV Secretary-General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas underlined the transformative role of the Customs Union on Turkish economy and industry. In her speech, IKV Secretary-General Assoc. Prof. Nas also stated that modernising the Customs Union would bring substantial economic benefits for Turkey and added that economic transitions cannot be handled without political reforms.