Turkey - Germany Strategic Dialogue

  • “Thinking Diplomacy: New World New Horizons”
The basis tendency coming with globalization and multidimensionality which gained momentum after the end of the Cold War, aims to strengthen the countries not by themselves but through certain regional cooperation and trans-regional partnerships. Countries are now moving towards an open structure based on dialogue and cooperation in economic, political and cultural terms, while those who cannot adapt are experiencing serious instability.

it is being deeply felt that there is an urgent necessity for collaborative works of the two countries so that the solutions for the regional issues can be found. Now it is required that the two countries head towards a future structure, in order to uplift the Turkey - Germany relations an ideal point within a world power schema which takes its form in a multi-dimensional way, by creating a mutual deepening not only in political and strategic basis but also in its each parameter. History offers both the two countries opportunities for deepening their interdependency. In this regard, the Turkey - Germany Strategic Dialogue, which will bring together the representatives of the related sectors in a comprehensive way that includes the strategic dimension of the relations, will play a significant role.

Main Theme
Thinking Diplomacy: New World New Horizons

Sub Themes
New Balances New Economy
Turkey-Germany Economical Relations: Opportunities and Risks
Energy Policies: Geopolitics and Security
Technological, Academic and Cultural Cooperation
Sectoral Cooperation Perspectives, Defense Industry and Transportation
Social, Economical and Political Developments
Turkey’s European Union Membership Process and Turkey-Germany Relations
Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and Turkey - Germany
Relations with USA and New Partners: Regional Strategies
Rising Powers in Multi-Polar World and Adaptation to the Global Management Structures
Academic and Cultural Cooperation

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Türkiye is exercising its vocation as an emerging power and is trying to build relationships with Africa. Internationally this was noticeable particularly with Somalia. Turkish Airlines’ scheduled links with Somalia symbolized this connection and was taken as both daring and a sign of commitment eve...;

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The international sphere is shaken by the risk of nuclear power. The ultimate aim of US get rid of that kind of threat. Iranian nuclear power carries the risk of destroying the balance of power that built by colonial powers after World War 2. The possibility of possess the nuclear power by Iran, can...;

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