Publish Date: Jul.2012
264 pages
Turkey’s robust economy stands tall after a decade of shrewd economic policies. Continued sound macroeconomic performance and structural reform climate coupled with a young and well-educated population have laid the foundations for Turkey’s future.
YEAR IN REVIEW - In the MIST
REVIEW - Trend Setter
FOCUS - Zeroing in
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey
Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey
Egemen Bağış, Minister of EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator, Turkey
Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbor, European Union
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen, the Netherlands
Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, President, Tunisia
Vince Cable, Secretary of State, Business, Innovation & Skills, the United Kingdom
Ibrahim Kalın, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister, Turkey
Q & A - Sharing the Dream
REVIEW - Surging Ahead
FOCUS - Leg Up for Growth
Ali Babacan, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs, Turkey
Zafer Çağlayan , Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Turkey
Hayati Yazıcı, Minister of Customs and Trade, Turkey
M. İlker Aycı, President, Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey
Ümit Boyner, President, TÜSİAD
M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President, Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchanges of Turkey
Michel Akavi , Country Manager , DHL
FORUM - Inherent Factors
Q & A - Spring in Their Step
Fawaz Al-Issa, Chairman of the Board, Turkapital
Murat Yalçıntaş, President, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO)
Hüsnü Özyeğin, Founder & Chairman, Fiba Group
Mehmet Büyükekşi, Chairman, Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM)
Mark Lewis, Senior Resident Representative, IMF in Turkey
Michael Davey, Director, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development
REVIEW - The Bottom Line
Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Finance, Turkey
Erdem Başçı, Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Süleyman Aslan, CEO, Halkbank
Adnan Bali, CEO, İş Bank
Q & A - Solid as a Rock
Freddie C. Baz, Group CFO & Strategy Director, Bank Audi
ROUND TABLE - Integral, Not Alternative
Berna Ülman, Senior Vice-President and Regional General Manager, Visa Europe
Q & A - Deal Makers
Q & A - The Third Way
REVIEW - When Bulls Grow Paws
Vedat Akgiray, Chairman, Capital Markets Board of Turkey
İbrahim M. Turhan, Chairman & CEO, Istanbul Borsası (İMKB)
ROUND TABLE - Cash in Hand
REVIEW - Make a Claim
Q & A - Great Interests
REVIEW - Powering Tomorrow
Taner Yıldız, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Turkey
Hasan Köktaş, President, Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA)
Bud Fackrell, President, BP Turkey
FORUM - Fuel for Thought
Gerhard Roiss, CEO, OMV
Tony Hayward, CEO, Genel Energy
FOCUS - More of Sparky
Halil Alış, General Manager, EÜAŞ
FOCUS - Always Greener
Arın Çetin, Founder, Armacon
ROUND TABLE - Renew Yourself
REVIEW - Like a Rock
Q & A - Mine All Mine
Baran Umut Baycan, Founding Senior Partner , Baycan Law Office
REVIEW - A Bit of Elbow Grease
Nihat Ergün, Minister of Industry and Trade, Turkey
Adnan Dalgakıran, Chairman, Turkish Machinery Promotion Group (TMPG)
FOCUS - Full Speed Ahead
Fatih Tamay, Sales & Marketing Director, Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv
FORUM - The Car Pool
Q & A - Cruise in Style
Q & A - The Forge’s Fire
ROUND TABLE - What’s on Offer
REVIEW - Lock & Load
İsmet Yılmaz, Minister of National Defense, Turkey
Sedat Güldoğan, Deputy Undersecretary, Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM)
Lütfi Varoğlu, Board Member, Defense & Aviation Industry Exporters Association
Hayrettin Uzun, General Manager, Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TAFF)
İlhan Özaydın, General Manager, Kale Aero
FORUM - Great White Wings
Hüseyin Baysak, Secretary General, SaSad
REVIEW - On Hold No More
K. Gökhan Bozkurt, CEO, Türk Telekom
Erkan Akdemir, CEO, Avea
Q & A - Home Comforts
ROUND TABLE - Drawing Connections
Q & A - Ultra-high Capacity
Ekrem Dumanlı, CEO & Executive Editor-in-Chief, Zaman
Nuri Çolakoğlu, President, Doğan Media International
REVIEW - The Places You’ll Go
Binali Yıldırım, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs, and Communications, Turkey
Hamdi Topçu, Chairman, Turkish Airlines
FORUM - Origin & Destination
ROUND TABLE - Get on Board
Süleyman Karaman, Chairman, Turkish State Railways (TCDD)
FORUM - From Every Direction
REVIEW - Working All Angles
Erdoğan Bayraktar, Turkey, Minister for Environment and Urbanization
Ahmet Haluk Karabel, President, TOKİ
FORUM - The Select Many
REVIEW - Rise to the Challenge
Osman Toprak, Member of the Board, Astay Yatırım
ROUND TABLE - Building Away
ROUND TABLE - From the Ground Up
Q & A - Behind the Façade
REVIEW - Growing Up
Mehmet Eker, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Turkey
Mehmet Halis Bilden, Director General & Chairman, General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises
Osman Balta, GÜBRETAŞ, General Manager
FORUM - Securing the Supply
ROUND TABLE - Sweet Rewards
REVIEW - The Race for Life
Dr. Cem Bozkurt, CEO, Alvimedica
ROUND TABLE - An Unsaturated Market
REVIEW - Enabling the Next Generation
Leman Çetin, Founder, International Small Hands Academy
Leonard A. Schlesinger, President, Babson College
ROUND TABLE - Class Rank
REVIEW - The Final Frontier
Ertuğrul Günay, Minister of Culture and Tourism, Turkey
Canan Özdemir, Partner, The House Group
FORUM - Meet Up Here
ROUND TABLE - Stay Awhile
FORUM - Permanent Collection
Serdar Paksoy, Senior Partner, Paksoy Istanbul
Jared Irving, Partner, KPMG Turkey
Sitare Sezgin, General Manager, Back-Up
REVIEW - The Set Up
REVIEW - Number Crunch