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		<title>In Turkey, Western Companies Find Stability and Growth</title>
		<link>http://hakanakbas.com/2011/12/23/in-turkey-western-companies-find-stability-and-growth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkey’s split personality has often left it caught between two worlds. Some European nations have vocally opposed the country’s attempts to build closer ties with the West. And many of its Middle Eastern neighbors have been wary of the avidly &#8230; <a href="http://hakanakbas.com/2011/12/23/in-turkey-western-companies-find-stability-and-growth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hakanakbas.com&amp;blog=13083006&amp;post=910&amp;subd=akbaspost&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mideast Private Equity Feels Chill of Regional Unrest &#8211; Managers Keen on Turkey</title>
		<link>http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/30/mideast-private-equity-feels-chill-of-regional-unrest-managers-keen-on-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Retuers, private equity firms in the Middle East, grappling with regional political turmoil and investor unease about the global economy, face a grim immediate outlook but are making preparations for a hoped-for recovery in deal flow next year. &#8230; <a href="http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/30/mideast-private-equity-feels-chill-of-regional-unrest-managers-keen-on-turkey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hakanakbas.com&amp;blog=13083006&amp;post=903&amp;subd=akbaspost&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Global Advantage of Turkey</title>
		<link>http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/21/893/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEIK and Boston Consulting Group has just published a very insightful analysis on Turkey&#8217;s Global Advantage. A detailed must read for anyone who would like to get up to speed on Turkey and find out how to do business there. Filed under: &#8230; <a href="http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/21/893/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hakanakbas.com&amp;blog=13083006&amp;post=893&amp;subd=akbaspost&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Erdogan&#8217;s Way &#8211; Time&#8217;s Cover Article</title>
		<link>http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/21/erdogans-way-times-cover-article/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>younghakan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red carpets, honor guards and gun salutes are for garden-variety visiting politicians and monarchs: for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Cairo put on the kind of reception usually reserved for rock stars. Turkey&#8217;s Prime Minister was greeted at the airport by thousands &#8230; <a href="http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/21/erdogans-way-times-cover-article/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hakanakbas.com&amp;blog=13083006&amp;post=869&amp;subd=akbaspost&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Down with the Eurozone by Nouriel Roubini</title>
		<link>http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/13/down-with-the-eurozone-by-nouriel-roubini/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a guest blogger today, Nouriel Roubini whom I had the pleasure to meet at a private event in Istanbul. He is known as &#8220;Mr. Doom&#8221; in his deeply pessimistic global outlook. However, even his natural tendancies may not be enough to &#8230; <a href="http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/13/down-with-the-eurozone-by-nouriel-roubini/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hakanakbas.com&amp;blog=13083006&amp;post=861&amp;subd=akbaspost&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking How To Drive Change in a Culture of Change: A Young Turk’s Dealings</title>
		<link>http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/12/rethinking-how-to-drive-change-in-a-culture-of-change-a-young-turk%e2%80%99s-dealings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Driving change in Turkey is like orchestrating a rapid moving street band; You need to manage multiple layers of change within the course of change. The country is in a constant state of change at both micro and macro level. Business &#8230; <a href="http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/12/rethinking-how-to-drive-change-in-a-culture-of-change-a-young-turk%e2%80%99s-dealings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hakanakbas.com&amp;blog=13083006&amp;post=847&amp;subd=akbaspost&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey: A Culture of Change</title>
		<link>http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/12/turkey-a-culture-of-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkey is without doubt one of the world&#8217;s rising star economies of the last decade, thanks to largely Mr. Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP). Given last ten years&#8217; overwhelming and rapid structural changes, we can call Turkey &#8211; &#8230; <a href="http://hakanakbas.com/2011/11/12/turkey-a-culture-of-change/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hakanakbas.com&amp;blog=13083006&amp;post=839&amp;subd=akbaspost&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Private Equity Firms Eye Turkish Department Store Chain YKM</title>
		<link>http://hakanakbas.com/2011/10/30/private-equity-firms-eye-turkish-department-store-chain-ykm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkish retail sector continues to attract interest from private equity firms. YKM which is Turkey&#8217;s first department stores brand from 20 years ago has been struggling to compete and fund its domestic expansion. The firms manages 38 owned stores and 24 &#8230; <a href="http://hakanakbas.com/2011/10/30/private-equity-firms-eye-turkish-department-store-chain-ykm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hakanakbas.com&amp;blog=13083006&amp;post=774&amp;subd=akbaspost&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do&#8217;s and Dont&#8217;s of Private Equity Dealmaking in Turkey</title>
		<link>http://hakanakbas.com/2011/10/20/dos-and-donts-of-private-equity-dealmaking-in-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, I have had a first-hand experience of Turkey’s growing“ center of gravity” among financial investors at a PE-focused event “Capital Impact 2011” organized by FT in London. I was the only senior advisor from Turkey that FT &#8230; <a href="http://hakanakbas.com/2011/10/20/dos-and-donts-of-private-equity-dealmaking-in-turkey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hakanakbas.com&amp;blog=13083006&amp;post=769&amp;subd=akbaspost&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alcohol, Billion Dollar Dealmaking and Muslim Turkey</title>
		<link>http://hakanakbas.com/2011/10/20/alcohol-billion-dollar-dealmaking-and-muslim-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two major deals by alcoholic drink giants made some of the highest profile deals in Turkey, a country predominantly muslim with a stable, mature, western democracy. At the end of February, Diageo’s acquisition of Turkey’s Mey Içki for $2.1 billion &#8230; <a href="http://hakanakbas.com/2011/10/20/alcohol-billion-dollar-dealmaking-and-muslim-turkey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hakanakbas.com&amp;blog=13083006&amp;post=768&amp;subd=akbaspost&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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