POLITICS
Center for American Progress hosts conference on “Regional Perceptions of Turkey in the Middle East”
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Washington, January 15 (AZERTAC). The Center for American Progress (CAP) in Washington has hosted a conference on “Regional Perceptions of Turkey in the Middle East”.
The conference featured discussions on the regional trends, as well as report of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) on a regional public opinion survey conducted in late 2012 in 16 countries across the Middle East and North Africa which illustrates the importance of economic worries which get little attention, details Turkey’s enduring popularity in the Arab world, and confirms persistent anti-American sentiment in much of the region.
After the welcoming remarks of Ayse Ustunel Yircali, TESEV Executive Director, panel discussions has been held by Professor Mensur Akgun, Director of the Global Political Trends Center, Sabiha Senyucel Gundogar, TESEV Foreign Policy Program Director, and Spencer Boyer, Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.
The Perceptions of Turkey in the Middle East 2013” is a regional public opinion survey conducted in August and September 2013 in 16 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. Including Egypt, Iran, Libya, Syria, and Tunisia, the survey is the fifth-annual poll of regional public opinion conducted by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation, or TESEV. The study sheds light on general trends in the region, perception of the Arab Spring and the region’s future, as well as the role of Turkey. The survey features regional opinion on key developments in countries (including Syria, Egypt, and Iran); prospects for the future; the role of international actors in the events since 2011; perspectives on security; and perceptions of Turkey, its role in the region, and its domestic politics.