FIRST

Foreword

Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE

Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

Foreword

Rt Hon William Hague MP

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Message

HE Abdullah Gül

President of the Republic of Turkey

Profile of Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey

A shared vision of the future

Rt Hon Vince Cable MP

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Scaling new heights

HE Ünal Çeviköz

Ambassador of Turkey to the United Kingom

A very special welcome

HE David Reddaway CMG CBE

British Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey

Maintaining stability

Dr Edem Başçi

Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

A vital friend and partner

Alderman David Wootton

Lord Mayor of the City of London

Letter to the President of Turkey

Boris Johnson

Mayor of London

Lessons for the eurozone

Nick Lyne

Senior staff writer, FIRST

An essential relationship

Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

Former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom

A safe haven for investment

İlker Ayci

President, Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT)

Facilitating trade and investment

Dr Harvey Marshall

Chairman, Turkish British Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TBCCI)

Putting friendship to the test

Suzan Sabanci Dinçer

Chairman and Executive Board Member of Akbank, Turkey

Growing in stormy conditions

Arzuhan Doğan Yalçindağ

Chairperson, Doğan Group of Companies

Waking up to the potential

Sir Julian Horn-Smith

Pro-Chancellor, University of Bath

Cooperation and partnership

Rakesh Sharma

Chief Executive, Ultra Electronics Holdings Plc, United Kingdom

Consistency and sustainability

Ferruh Tunç

Chairman, KPMG Turkey

Airports: first impressions count

Dr Sani Şener

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, TAV Airports Holdings and TAV Construction

From strength to strength

Levent Çakirğlu

CEO, Arçelik; President, Durable Goods Group, KOÇ Holding

A destination of choice

Tolga Tuyluoglu

Director, UK & Ireland Turkish Culture and Tourism Office