Prof . Dr . Erkan Erdil , Assist . Prof . Dr . Hasan Cömert , and our old graduates Semih Akçoma k who is Assoc . Prof . Dr at Tekpol gave a conference in 4th of September . FEUTURE ( The Future of EU-Turkey Relations : Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios ) applies a comprehensive research approach with the following three main objectives ; Mapping the dynamics of the EU -Turkey relationship in terms of their underlying historical narr atives and thematic key drivers , testing and substantiating the most likely scenario ( s ) for the future and assessing the implications ( challenges and opportunities ) these may have on the EU and Turkey , as well as the neighbourhood and the global scene and drawing policy recommendations for the EU and Turkey on the basis of a strong evidence -based foundation in the future trajectory of EU -Turkey relations .
In FEUTURE project , METU leads Economic Driver s work package which aims at identifying key economic drivers of economic cohesion within EU -Turkey relations since 1999 at different levels of analysis . More detailed information on FEUTURE can be seen at http :// www . feuture . eu /
Department of Economics Newsletter 27