December 10 - December 16, 2019
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THE LATEST IN U.S.-TURKEY RELATIONS
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On Thursday, December 12, 2019, the Turkish Heritage Organization hosted Dr. Joseph Nye to discuss U.S. Foreign Policy Strategy and Challenges. The discussion was moderated by Reuf Bajrovic, Co-chair of the U.S.-Europe Alliance. The discussion focused on the changes in U.S. foreign policy over the recent years. Additionally, Dr. Joseph Nye provided thoughtful remarks on recent international affairs, such as the situation in Syria, Russia's growing power, and China's rising position on the global stage.
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THO's last Annual Review and Executive Summary examined the developments of U.S.-Turkey relations and prospects for the upcoming year. Look for our analysis and review coming soon in this year's edition!
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Last week, THO's outreach kicked off with THO's president,
Ali Cinar,
speaking at the Turkish-American Conference at IUA. He was honored to speak at the conference.
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Continuing THO's outreach on the Hill, THO's Executive Director,
Elvir Klempic
, had an opportunity to discuss US-Turkey relations with US House Representative Chrissy Houlahan.
Additionally, THO's President and Event Manager,
Pinar Gezgec,
met with Advisory Board member Selma Bardakci and THO's new Scholar Fellow Andrew O’Donohue.
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Lastly,
Savannah Lane
, THO Communications Manager spoke with government officials in response to the NATO summit and U.S.-Turkey relations that are developing.
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THO media outreach continues as THO's President,
Ali Cinar
, met with various media channels such as CNN Turk, NTV, TRT World and Haberturk. Additionally, he met with NY Times Istanbul Bureau Chief, Carlotta Gall, and Reuters Journalist, Ali Kucukgocmen. During his interviews
Ali Cinar
discussed and focused on the latest developments in U.S.-Turkey relations.
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THO is honored to work with it's Advisory Board Members and are looking forward to moving forward with them in the upcoming 2020 year!
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THO NON-RESIDENT FELLOWSHIP
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FELLOW FEATURE
THO is proud to introduce our 2019-2020 non-resident fellowship cohort. Stay tuned for more introductions as we feature each of our distinguished members.
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Emre Koseoglu
graduated from Bilkent University, Political Science Public Administration in 2004, Emre holds a Master of Arts in European Union Politics and International Relations of Marmara University.
He has advanced throughout his entire career in one of the most prominent business support organizations in Turkey.
Besides his commitment to scale up the İstanbul business world global competitiveness by developing and implementing necessary interventions, he is managing project management office of the Chamber. He is responsible from designing capacity building projects for SMEs either by utilizing resources or by exploiting multi-partnered international projects awarded EU grants. His project portfolio exceeding 35.-M USD also comprises some nationally renowned projects such as Teknopark Istanbul (largest science park of southeastern Europe) and ICoC Commercialization Center.
Prior to his current role as Head of International Cooperation and Projects Unit, Emre founded and managed Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit. He has also been promoting and contributing to further engagement of Turkish SMEs to the largest R&D and Innovation Support Programme globally, Horizon 2020, by involving in TUBITAK’s Information Multiplier Network since 2014. He separately was assigned by UNDP as an independent consultant in 2018, for a project aims to increase technology use in Organized Industrial Zones.
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The U.S. consulate in Istanbul celebrated on their twitter the arrival of the Transatlantic Business and Investment Council's FDI 2019 trip to Istanbul, Turkey. This trip aims at bridging the gap between European companies and local economic development organizations in the United States.
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NEWS ON U.S.-TURKEY RELATIONS
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U.S. Scholar, Joseph Nye, Discuss U.S.-Turkey Relations
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Last week Joseph Nye spoke at a THO hosted discussion and offered commentary on current U.S.-Turkey relations. According to him, Washington and Ankara have more common interests than differences.
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Head of Turkish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Meets with U.S. Envoy
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Head of the Turkish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee said on Tuesday that Turkey attaches a great importance to its relations with the U.S.
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U.S. General Sees Hope for Ties with Turkey
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The Commander of U.S. European Command believes that Turkey and the U.S. have enough in common to salvage their relationship that has suffered from some major rifts this year.
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70M Passengers Chose Turkish Airlines in 2019
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Turkish Airlines saw a 7% increase in passengers in 2019, as the airlines served 68.8 million passengers. The company’s chairman said they have a set target of 120 million passengers by 2023, as an upward trend in tourism brings more traffic to the country.
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Turkish Cities Experience Travel and Tourism GDP Growth
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According to a World Travel and Tourism Council report, two Turkish cities have recorded the fastest direct travel and tourism GDP growth in the world in 2019. As cited in the report, "This reflects the continued recovery of Turkish travel and tourism, driven by safety improvements and the depreciation of its currency, making the country more attractive to foreign visitors."
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Turkey Exports of Leather Goods Reached $1.6 Billion
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During 2019, Turkey reached $1.6 billion in exports of leather goods, selling footwear to 186 countries and other leather products to 202 destinations. Their goal is to surpass $2 billion in 2020.
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DOD Official Offers Insight into NATO
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Last week at the Reagan National Defense Forum, John C. Rood, undersecretary of defense for policy, commented on NATO’s position towards China and said that NATO nations see China as a shared security concern.
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New Joint Training Center Opens in Croatia
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Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia jointly opened the Multinational Special Aviation Programme at a ceremony in Zadar, Croatia on Wednesday (11 December 2019). The training center is dedicated to training aircrews responsible for transporting Special Operations Forces.
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NATO Secretary-General met with EU High Representative
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Last week NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with the new EU High Representative, Joseph Borrell. During the meeting, the two sides celebrated the unprecedented progress in NATO-EU cooperation that occurred in 2019.
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The Congressional Research Service recently released a report titled "Turkey, the PKK, and U.S. Involvement: A Chronology." Proving a look at Turkey's decades-long struggle with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Kurdish acronym PKK), which has fostered both cooperation and contention between the United States and Turkey.
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