Bahadir Kaleagasi

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Bahadir Kaleagasi
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Kaleagasi during an interview in 2012.
Born (1966-11-24)24 November 1966
Istanbul, Turkey
Language English, French, Turkish
Citizenship European Union, Turkey
Alma mater
Subject Economics, European politics

Bahadir Kaleagasi is a Turkish writer and expert in international relations, European politics, and international business strategy.[1] He is currently the international co-ordinator for TUSIAD (Turkish Industry & Business Association) and President of the Bosphorus Institute.[2][3] His research focuses on the economic relationships between the European Union, the United States, and Turkey.

Early life and education

ULB's main campus in Brussels

Kaleagasi was born in Istanbul on 24 November 1966. In 1985, he graduated from Galatasaray High School after spending a year abroad as an exchange student in South Carolina at South Aiken High School. After moving to Brussels, he studied at the Université libre de Bruxelles, graduating with degrees in international relations, European Union law and European economics.[4][5] He then went on to study at Istanbul University, the oldest institution in the country's history, earning a PhD in international relations. Awarded with NATO's research fellowship and the European Commission's Jean Monnet Programme, he attended Harvard University, Georgetown University, and Jerusalem University as a visiting scholar, conducting research in global economics and European integration.[1]

Career

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Kaleagasi with French President Francois Hollande in 2014

From 1989 to 1996, Kaleagasi worked as a researcher and lecturer at ULB's Institute of European Studies. In 1996, he was appointed as the permanent representative of TUSIAD, the Turkish Business and Industry Association, which has offices in Brussels, Berlin, Paris, Washington DC, and Beijing.[4] In 2008, he became TUSIAD's international co-ordinator, continuing to operate from their EU office in Brussels. He is currently the President of the Bosphorus Institute, a think-tank based in Paris and Istanbul which aims to bolster economic and political ties between France and Turkey. He is also the founding President of environmental protection association TEMA's European branch, as well as honorary chairman of the Brussels Energy Club.[6]

Publications

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Kaleagasi's books in an urban library during the Gezi Park protests

Kaleagasi is the author of From Single Market to Monetary Union (1995), The Roadmap to Europe (2003), European Galaxy and the Turkish Star (2007), Future of Europe, Questions of the Youth (2010), Planet G20 (2012), and Planet G20 II (2015). He is also the co-author of Towards a New Europe (1993), Les Défis de l'Elargissement de l'Union Européenne (1994), La Turquie en Mouvement (1995), and La République Laique Turque (2003).[1][7]

In 2013, the German Marshall Fund published Kaleagasi's article "Avoiding a Shrinking EU in an Expanding Planet". In this piece, he establishes four scenarios for the European Union's future: Europa Mercatus (single-market integration), Europa Nostrum (political integration), Europa Progressio (differentiated integration), and Europa Et Cetera (stagnation).[8]

Media

Kaleagasi is a regular commentator for Radikal, Finans Dunyasi, Anadolu Finans, and Bloomberg HT.[1][6] He has appeared as a guest analyzing economic and political issues related to Turkey, the European Union, and global politics on European Voice, France 3, France 24, Bloomberg HT, Sky TV, and Le Monde.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

References

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