IKV AND THE G20
Coinciding with IKV’s 50th anniversary, Turkey’s G20 Presidency provided our foundation with the opportunity to assume leading roles among the engagement groups. IKV Chairman Ayhan Zeytinoğlu served as the Coordinating Chair of the Anti-Corruption Taskforce established within the Business 20 (B20) engagement group, led by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and representing the business community.
Another major role undertaken by the IKV was the Chairmanship of the Steering Committee of the Civil 20 (C20) engagement group representing the civil society. The C20 Steering Committee, which convened under the leadership of IKV Deputy-Chair Zeynep Bodur Okyay, played a vital role in defining C20’s agenda and recommendations presented to the G20 leaders.
Within the C20, IKV Secretary-General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas served as the Chair of the Inclusive Growth Working Group, IKV expert Mehmet Poyrazlı and Büşra Çatır took in charge of C20 Secretariat while IKV’s then Deputy-Secretary General Melih Özsöz was appointed the C20 Sherpa. Furthermore, IKV experts actively participated in the various C20 Working Groups and also in the C20 Summit, held in Istanbul on 15-16 September 2015, with the participation of more than 400 civil society representatives from 52 countries.