FIRST

Introduction

Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC

Chairman of the FIRST Advisory Panel

Message

Rt Hon David Cameron MP

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

A strong strategic partner

HE Abdullah Gül

President of the Republic of Turkey

Abdullah Gül"s broad perspective

Profile of Abdullah Gül

President of the Republic of Turkey

Impartial and international

Dr Deanne Julius CBE

Chairman, Chatham House

Turkey"s expanding role

Dr Robin Niblett

Director of Chatham House

Foundation for fast growth

Ali Babacan

Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey

A significant asset to Europe

Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

Former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom

A strategic partnership

HE Ünal Çeviköz

Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the United Kingdom

The low-carbon challenge

HE David Reddaway CMG MBE

British Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey

The bridge to opportunities

Dr Hüseyin Aslan

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

Committed to competitiveness

Ümit Boyner

President of Tusiad, Turkish Industry and Business Association

Matching Turkey"s growth

Ergun Özen

Chief Executive Officer, Garanti Bank

A quiet revolution in Turkey

Fadi Hakura

Associate Fellow, Europe Programme, Chatham House

A thoughtful relationship

Suzan Sabanci Dinçer

Chairman and Executive Board Member of Akbank, Turkey

Turkey"s westward march

Arzuhan Dogan Yalçindag

Chairperson, Dogan Group of Companies

Turkey"s success story

Dr Hasan Basri Göktan

Chairman and Executive Board Member, Sekerbank

A difference through innovation

Erkan Akdemir

Chief Executive Officer, Avea

Aiming high, growing globally

Levent Çakiroglu

Chief Executive Officer, Arcelik and President, Durable Goods Group, KOC Holding

Turkish business expands abroad

Nick Lyne

Senior Staff Writer, FIRST

Banks underpin Turkish growth

Nick Lyne

Senior Staff Writer, FIRST

Seizing growth opportunities

Bülent Kuyumcu

Chairman of the Board of BM Holding Inc

Common legacy, common future

Ahmet Çalik

Chairman, Çalik Holding