Roundtable Meeting with
Prof. Mustafa Aydın,
Professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University
and President of the International Relations Council of Turkey
February 28, 2019

On February 28, 2019, Prof. Mustafa Aydın, Professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University and President of the International Relations Council of Turkey, addressed GRF and GRF Community members at a roundtable meeting. In his speech, Prof. Aydın shared with the participants the 2018 results of the “Research on Social and Political Trends in Turkey”, an ongoing study since 2010 that aims to measure the changes in the Turkish public’s political, social, economic and cultural agendas. Stating that the public considered unemployment and high living costs to be of the highest priority in 2018, Prof. Aydın remarked that political polarization has been decreasing and that currently the most important issue for Turkey is inflation, coupled with a weak currency. Following his speech, Prof. Aydın answered the participants’ questions.