The Syrian refugee crisis, escalating terror attacks and global economic growth were the headlining topics of the G20 Leaders Summit successfully hosted by President Erdoğan.

Turkey has a government that could realize political stability and economic reforms, which will make the following four years predictable.

As the rotating president and host of the summit, Turkey has made giving a voice to developing countries and emerging markets its main priority on the agenda of its presidency and is looking to reform global governance to provide more inclusiveness in the market.

The fact that Turkey will take over the presidency of the G-20 from Australia on Dec. 1, 2014 is a critical development in terms of Turkey's ongoing efforts to establish itself as a major emerging power with a strong voice on global issues.

Turkey's strategic journey towards a more developed, democratic and prosperous future will continue regardless of conjunctive challenges.

The high interest - low exchange rate method was employed in the past yet resulted in high current deficit which was later compensated by low economic growth.

Extrication of the Turkish-Israeli relationship from the US-Turkey relationship represented a structural change.

During a period of crisis and uncertainty in the global markets, Turkey enjoyed both a balanced budget and a healthy environment for investment.

The Arab uprisings in early 2011 provided the US and Turkey with an opportunity and a necessity to discover new forms of cooperation and policy coordination due to the urgency for action on the ground.

Syria, which is the most wounding issue we face today, has turned into yet another test for the global platforms.

Relations with the region have been multi-faceted, encompassing diplomatic, economic and civil society dimensions since 2002.

A Panel Discussion with Ibrahim Turhan, Peter Mandaville, and Cemil Aydin. On Friday, October 08, 2010, SETA Foundation at Washington DC, Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, and Center for Global Studies at George Mason University, hosted Ibrahim Turhan, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey and Peter Mandaville, Co-Director of Center for Global Studies at George Mason University. The event was moderated by Cemil Aydin, Director of Ali Vural Ak Global İslamic Studies Center at George Mason University.

Prof. Efraim Inbar - whose works on Turkish-Israeli relations deserve much credit - recently wrote an op-ed piece "An open letter to my Turkish friends" in The Jerusalem Post in which he paints a grotesque picture of Turkey's new foreign policy vision and domestic political developments. It misleadingly confines the multi-dimensional Turkish foreign policy vision to politics of ideology that is reminiscent of the Cold War years.

SETA PUBLIC LECTURE By  Irene Khan  Secretary General, Amnesty International Date: August 3, 2009 Monday  Time: 18.00 – 19.30 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara The SETA Foundation is pleased to host a a public lecture by Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, entitled "The World We Live in: The Role of Turkey.” The event will be held at the SETA Foundation on Monday, August 3, 2009. What are the threats and opportunities for human rights in the global world? What is the situation of human rights in Turkey? What do the protection of rights and freedoms in Turkey mean to the world? How Turkey can contribute to the developments of human rights in the region?

President Obama's trip to Turkey April 6-7 is undoubtedly significant. The visit follows Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip abroad last month, which included two separate bilateral stops, Israel and Turkey.