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Türkiye’s EU Expert

2025

  • THE LATEST ISSUE OF IKV MONTHLY IS OUT

    The June 2025 issue of IKV Monthly has been published.

  • IKV HELD A CONFERENCE ON TÜRKİYE-POLAND-EU RELATIONS

    The IKV held a meeting titled “Türkiye-Poland-EU Relations in an Era of Geopolitical Turbulence: Connectivity, Supply Chain Security, and Resilient Economies.”

  • NEW IKV BRIEF ON THE 2024 EU INDUSTRIAL R&D INVESTMENT SCOREBOARD AND HORIZON EUROPE PROJECTS OF TÜRKİYE

    The IKV Brief titled "The 2024 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard and Horizon Europe Projects of Türkiye" authored by IKV Junior Researcher Hatice Fulya Topyıldız was published from IKV Brief Series.

  • IKV SECRETARY GENERAL NAS GAVE A PRESENTATION AT A WEBINAR ON CLIMATE LAW

    IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas participated in a webinar organised by MURCIR as part of its “Wednesday Talks” series and gave a presentation on the “Climate Law.”

  • IKV SECRETARY GENERAL NAS ATTENDS MEETING ON NEW NDC PROCESS

    IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas participated in a roundtable discussion titled “A Participatory Approach to the New NDC Process: Towards 2035.”

  • IKV SECRETARY GENERAL NAS ATTENDED BUSINESS WORLD ORGANISATIONS MEETING

    IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas attended an information meeting for business organisations organised by Türkiye’s Permanent Representation to the EU.

  • IKV SECRETARY GENERAL NAS PARTICIPATED IN THE NATO VISIT ORGANISED FOR TURKISH PUBLIC OPINION LEADERS

    IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas participated in the “Turkish Public Opinion Leaders” information programme as part of her NATO visit.

  • SAVE THE DATE: TURKISH-POLISH-EU RELATIONS IN AN ERA OF GEOPOLITICAL TURBULENCE

    Economic Development Foundation (IKV) is organising a conference titled “Turkish-Polish-EU Relations in an Era of Geopolitical Turbulence: Connectivity, Security of Supply Chains and Resilient Economies” on May 30, 2025.

  • IKV SECRETARY GENERAL NAS ATTENDED TÜRKİYE-EU SPECIAL DAY IN LISBON

    IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas participated in the “Türkiye-EU Special Day” event held in Portugal.

  • IKV İSTANBUL EUIC ORGANISED THE THEATRE PLAY “THIS IS EUROPE”

    IKV İstanbul EU Information Centre organised the theatre play “This is Europe” at Notre Dame de Sion French High School.

  • IKV CHAIRPERSON ZEYTİNOĞLU ATTENDED THE EUROPE DAY RECEPTION

    IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu attended the reception hosted by the Head of the EU Delegation to Türkiye Ambassador Thomas Hans Ossowski in İstanbul.

  • IKV CHAIRPERSON ZEYTİNOĞLU: “ALTHOUGH THE EP REPORT TOUCHES ON IMPORTANT ISSUES, IT DOES NOT OFFER PROPOSALS TO CREATE MOMENTUM IN RELATIONS”

    IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu commented on the Türkiye report adopted by the EP.

  • IKV İSTANBUL EUIC ORGANISED EUROPE DAY THEMATIC EVENT

    IKV Istanbul EU Information Centre organised a workshop titled ‘The Future of Türkiye-EU Relations’ on the occasion of Europe Day.

  • THE LATEST ISSUE OF IKV MONTHLY IS OUT

    The May 2025 issue of IKV Monthly has been published.

  • IKV DISCUSSED TÜRKİYE-EU RELATIONS IN WARSAW

    IKV, in cooperation with PISM and OSW, organised a meeting titled ‘EU and Geopolitical Challenges: The Role of Türkiye-EU Interaction’ in Warsaw, Poland.

  • NEW IKV BRIEF ON CHALLENGES IN TÜRKİYE’S ROAD TRANSPORT WITH THE EU

    The IKV brief entitled “Challenges in Türkiye’s Road Transport with the EU: Transit, Quota, and Visa Barriers” authored by IKV Researcher Ahmet Emre Usta was published as part of IKV Brief Series.

  • IKV ATTENDED THE ASSEMBLY MEETING OF MCCI

    IKV attended the April assembly meeting of the Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

  • IKV ATTENDED JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING OF KOCAELİ CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY

    IKV attended the Joint Committee Meeting of the KSO held in the TRNC.

  • IKV SECRETARY GENERAL NAS PARTICIPATED IN THE WORKSHOP ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND TÜRKİYE-EU RELATIONS

    IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas attended the workshop titled “Europe`s New Security Architecture and Türkiye-European Union Relations”.

  • THE LATEST ISSUE OF IKV MONTHLY IS OUT

    The April 2025 issue of IKV Monthly has been published.

  • HOW WILL TRUMP’S CUSTOMS TARIFF INCREASES AFFECT TÜRKİYE?

    IKV Chairperson and Chairperson of the Kocaeli Chamber of Industry Ayhan Zeytinoğlu, commented on the impacts of the tariff increases imposed by U.S. President Trump on numerous countries.

  • HUNGARIAN THINK TANK MMC EUROPEAN STUDIES CENTER VISITED IKV

    The future of the EU and its relations with Türkiye were discussed during the visit of the delegation from the Hungarian think tank MMC Centre for European Studies to IKV.

  • IKV PARTICIPATED IN THE TÜRKİYE-EU HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC DIALOGUE MEETING

    IKV attended the Türkiye-EU High Level Economic Dialogue Meeting held in Brussels.

  • NEW IKV BRIEF ON TÜRKİYE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIME

    The IKV Brief titled "Türkiye in the International Climate Change Regime" authored by IKV Junior Expert Aygen Torun was published from IKV Brief series.

  • IKV CHAIRPERSON ZEYTİNOĞLU HELD TALKS IN BRUSSELS

    IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu held a series of meetings in Brussels.

  • IKV ORGANISED A WEBINAR ON GENDER EQUALITY IN TÜRKİYE AND THE EU

    IKV organised a webinar titled “Gender Equality in Türkiye and the EU” on 11 March 2025.

  • THE LATEST ISSUE OF IKV MONTHLY IS OUT

    The April 2025 issue of IKV Monthly has been published.

  • IKV İSTANBUL EUIC ORGANISED A MEETING ON FINANCING CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE ROLE OF THE EU

    IKV İstanbul EU Information Centre organised a meeting titled “Current Trends in Civil Society Funding in Türkiye and the Role of the EU”.

  • IKV CHAIRPERSON ZEYTİNOĞLU: “USA TARIFF INCREASES TRIGGERS TRADE WARS”

    IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu spoke about President of the United States Donald Trump’s 25% tariff increases on Canada and Mexico.

  • IKV ORGANIZED A WEBINAR ON THE GERMAN ELECTIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON TÜRKİYE-EU RELATIONS

    IKV organised a webinar titled “The Impact of the German Election Results on the EU and Türkiye-EU Relations”.

  • THE LATEST ISSUE OF IKV MONTHLY IS OUT

    The February 2025 issue of IKV Monthly has been published.

  • IKV CHAIRPERSON ZEYTİNOĞLU: “WE MUST CLOSELY MONITOR THE GERMAN ELECTION RESULTS”

    IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu commented on the results of the German federal elections held on 23 February 2025.

  • THE LATEST ISSUE OF IKV MONTHLY IS OUT

    The January 2025 issue of IKV Monthly has been published.

  • IKV CHAIRPERSON ZEYTİNOĞLU: “TÜRKİYE-EU RELATIONS SHOULD BE IMPROVED IN TRUMP’S SECOND TERM”

    IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu made a comprehensive statement addressing the impact of U.S. President Trump`s re-election on Türkiye-EU relations.

  • POLISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS VISITED IKV

    The delegation from the Polish Institute of International Affairs visited IKV and exchanged views with Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas and IKV experts.

  • OPENING MEETING OF THE EU INFORMATION CENTRES NETWORK HELD AT IKV

    The opening meeting of the 2024-2026 period of the Support Project for the EU Information Centres Network in Türkiye was held at TOBB Plaza in İstanbul, hosted by IKV.

  • HEAD OF THE EU DELEGATION TO TÜRKİYE OSSOWSKI VISITED IKV

    The Head of The EU Delegation to Türkiye, Ambassador Thomas Hans Ossowski, visited IKV and met with Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu.

  • NEW IKV BRIEF ON THE RISE OF TURKISH DRONES AND COOPERATION OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE EU

    The IKV brief entitled “The Rise of Turkish Drones and Potential Contributions to the Evolving European Defence Concept,” authored by IKV Junior Researcher Fırat Akan, was published as part of the IKV Brief Series.

  • ETIAS WILL NOT BE APPLIED TO GREEN AND GREY PASSPORTS

    IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu made a statement to clarify allegations on need for special and service passport holders to get a prior permission for their travels to the Schengen Area.

  • THE LATEST ISSUE OF IKV MONTHLY IS OUT

    The December 2024 issue of IKV Monthly has been published.

  • POLAND ASSUMED THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU

    Poland took over the Presidency of the EU from Hungary.