Special Luncheon with Soli Özel
The Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey organized a special Luncheon: “Learning the lessons of the twin elections: a prospective for the future” with Mr Soli Özel, Professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University, Habertürk Columnist and Author and the honorable attendance of the Consul General of Switzerland, Ms Monika Schmutz Kırgöz & the President of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey, Mr Doğan Taşkent.
Mr Soli shared his personal opinion and outlook of the political situation in Turkey and answered questions of the guest.
We would like to thank the General Manager of Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul, Mr Bozkurt Atabek for sponsoring this unique event.
About Soli Özel
Soli Özel is currently a full time Professor at Kadir Has University. He is also a columnist at Habertürk Daily newspaper. He has been an advisor to the chairperson of TUSIAD for the last 16 years. He is a regular contributor to German Marshall Fund’s web site’s “ON Turkey” series and writes a bimonthly column for Italy’s Espresso magazine.
His writings have been published in international newspapers and academic journals. His latest published work is co-authored with Serhat Guvenc and entitled “NATO and Turkey in the Post-Cold War World: Between Abandonment and Entrapment”.
See also: http://fride.org/blog/the-master-of-the-game-in-ankara/
