Roundtable: Insights into Turkey

Spotlight on the gateway between Europe and Asia

With a population of around 80M, Turkey is the world’s 19th most populous country and uniquely straddles both Europe and Asia. While Turkey’s economic perfromance and social development since 2000 has been impressive, growing economic vulnerabilities and a more challenging external environment are threatening to undermine these achievements.

Following the recent elections, there has been a clampdown on the media, and journalists in particular, with increasing political control of all aspects of public comms channels.

Discover our panel’s experience and knowledge of the marketplace and what global brands should remember when entering the Turkish market.

With thanks to our great panel of experts and contributors:

• Elif Toker-Turnalar, Political Communications and Public Relations Lecturer at Regent’s University London
• Basak Beyazay Odemis, Business Development Executive & Energy Trader, TOTAL
• Julide Lokman, Creative and Art Director
• Sami Can Besceli, Integrated Strategist