List of persons interviewed in Turkey
Academia
Atilla Askar President, Koç University
Fatoş Göksen Assistant Professor of Sociology, Koç University
Fuat Keyman Professor of International Relations, Koç Universit
Hasan Subaşı Distinguished Executive in Residence, Koç University
Şuhnaz Yilmaz Department of International Relations, Koç University
Barış Tan Professor of Operations Management, Director of Graduate School of Business, Koç University
Kemal Yılmaz MBA Student, Koç University
Gülden Ayman Director, TÜSIAD, Boğaziçi University, Foreign Policy Forum
Think tanks and Non-profit organizations
Hasan Ali Karasar Chairman, Turkestan Studies, ASAM (Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies)
Major General (Ret.) Head of Geopolitics and Strategic Studies, Armağan Kuloğlu ASAM
Navy Captain (Ret.) Senior Researcher, Geopolitics and Strategic Studies, Yılmaz Aklar ASAM
Kemal Köprülü General Coordinator, ARI Movement
Özgül Erdemli Secretary General, International Relations, ARI Movement
Haluk Önen Member of the Coordination Council, ARI Movement
Kaya Aslan Deputy General Secretary, ARI Movement
Elcan Yılmaz Board Member, ARI Movement
Ural Aküzüm General Secretary of Local Development, ARI Movement
Faruk Demir General Manager, GELECEK International Consultancy
Altay Gökakın Senior Advisor, GELECEK International Consultancy
Fatma Kabasakallı Foreign Relations Assistant, GELECEK International Consultancy
Ayşe Bilge Dicleli Chairwoman, KA-DER (Association for Support and Training of Women Candidates)
Sevi Bozoğlu Attorney at Law, KA-DER
Seyhan Ekşioğlu Attorney at Law, KA-DER
Nil Mutluer Academician, İstanbul Bilgi University, KA-DER
Ayşe Bilge Dicleli Publisher, KA-DER
Dr. Mustafa Şahin President, European Studies Department, ASAM
Şanlı Bahadir Koç Researcher, USA Research Desk, ASAM
Rana Birden Güneş Civil Society Development Programme
Business
Erkut Yüceoğlu TÜSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association)
Ahmet Ciğer Vice President, İSHAD (Business Life Cooperation Association)
Levent Kenez Deputy Secretary General, Foreign Relations, İSHAD
Mustafa M. Günay Executive Board Member / Secretary General, İSHAD
İsmail Köksal Secretary General, TOBB (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges, of Turkey)
Füsun Karacasoy Manager, Department of International Relations, TOBB
Duru D. Özkaban Head, Department of Foreign Economic Relations, TOBB
Kemaleddin Koyuncu Deputy Head of Department, Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency
Ahmed K. Han Executive Consultant, Turkish Exporters Assembly
Faruk Berksan President, KAR Groups of Companies
Mustafa Baştuğ Chairman of the Board, Uşak Industralists and Businessmen Association
Ahmet Demirel Senior Executive Vice President, TSKB (Turkish Development Bank)
Süleyman Kan Chairman of the Board, Baykan Group
Yaşar Küçükçalık President, Küçükçalık
Ömer Sengüller Chairman, Sessfoods
Dr. Erkut Yücadoğlu Chairman of the Board, TURKUAZ Tourism Investment and Trade
Ahmet Çalık President, Çalık Holding
Necdet Timur Orgeneral, (Ret.)
Erdal Bahçıvan General Manager, Bahçıvan Food Industry and Trade A.S.
Fatih Balatacı General Manager, AKFEL Group, Energy and Pipeline Solutions
Gülsün Bozkurt Sultan Kaniklari (The Sultan’s Boat)
Selçuk Sevinç Assistant to the President, Calik Holding, A.S.
Serhat Albayrak Deputy General Manager, Calik Holding, A.S.
Evrim Rizvanoğlu Business Development Manager, Fermak Construction Company
Government
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Prime Minister
Egemen Bağıs Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister
Ali Babacan State Minister in Charge of Economy (AKP)
Mustafa Rumeli Chief of Staff, Office of the State Minister Ali Babacan
Cemil Çiçek Minister of Justice (AKP)
Mehmet Kemal Bozay Director of Iraq Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ebru Barutçu Head of Department, Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Sükrü M. Elekdağ Member of Parliament, İstanbul, Turkish General Assembly
Ziyaddin Akbulut Member of the Parliament, Tekirdağ, Turkish General Assembly
Meral Barlas Deputy Directorate General for the Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Local Government
Mustafa Sarıgül Mayor of Şişli, İstanbul, American Embassy in Ankara
Eric Edelman U.S. Ambassador to Turkey
John Kunstadter Advisor, Political Affairs
Stuart Smith Political and Economic Section Chief, Consulate General of the United States of America
Media
Aslı Aydintaşbaş Columnist, Yeni Binyıl
Nuri Çolakoğlu Coordinator for Print Media and TVs, DOĞAN Media Group
Ekrem Dumanlı Editor-in-Chief, Turkish Daily ZAMAN
Abdülhamit Bilici Foreign News Editor, Turkish Daily ZAMAN
Doğan Satmış Hürriyet
Harun Tokak President, The Journalists and Writers Foundation
Mustafa Akyol Director of International Relations, Journalists and Writers Foundation
Nevval Sevindi Journalist/ Writer and Chief Advisor, Journalists and Writers Foundation
Murat Yetkin Ankara Representative, Turkish Daily RADIKAL
Sedat Ergin Hürriyet
Celil Sağir Diplomatic Correspondent, ZAMAN
İsmail Birol Konuk Journalists and Writers Foundation
Military
İlhan Kılıç General TUAF (Ret.) 22nd Commander TUAF
Dr. H. Edip Başer Director, Yeditepe University Institute of Atatürk’s Principles and Revolution History
Ogan Soysal Strategic and Social Researchers Foundation, The Marmara Group,
List of Persons Interviewed in the United States
Washington
Abdullah Akyuz Representative to the United States, Turkish Industrialist’ and Businessmen Association (TUSIAD)
Zeyno Baran Director, International Security and Energy Programs Nixon Center
Yakup Beris Deputy Representative, TUSIAD
Matt Bryza Director of Aegean, Caucasus and Central Asia, U.S. National Security Council
Soner Cagaptay Director of the Turkish Research Program, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Faruk Logoglu Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
Larry Silverman Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
New York
Turkkaya Atavo Professor, Ankara University
Talat Halman Professor, Ankara University
Clark B. Lombardi Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton
Dilek Pamir Wife of the Permanent Representative of Turkey, to the United Nations
Ömer Önhon Consul General, Consulate of the Republic of Turkey in New York
Rodney B. Wagner Retired Vice-Chairman, J.P. Morgan
Boston
Samuel Huntington Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University, Pittsburg
Omer Bilen Master Candidate in Public Policy and Management, Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University
Martin Black Director, Career Services, Carnegie Mellon University
Suleyman Erdem Master Candidate in Public Policy and Management, Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University