Forward Thinking hold meetings in Ankara, February 2016
Oliver McTernan and Julian Weinberg travelled to Ankara to hold meetings with parliamentarians from some of Turkey's leading political parties, as well as with representatives of the foreign ministry. Meetings included Burhan Kayaturk MP for Van and participant in the Helsinki Policy Forum, as well as Gulsun Bilgehan MP for Ankara, Ali Sahin, deputy minister for Europe and other senior members of the Foreign ministry.Discussions focused on current developments in the region, how they impact Turkey and how Turkey is responding. The forthcoming activities of the Helsinki Policy Forum, Forward Thinking's regional policy forum, and Turkish participation in the Forum were also discussed.