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Seçim sonrasında restorasyon dönemi zorunlu
Yeşilhaber.com | 8 Haziran 2018 | 25 Haziran sabahı kim seçilirse seçilsin yeni Cumhurbaşkanı, her konuya dağılmak yerine, güven aşılayacak yepyeni ekiplerle, beklemeye tahammülü olmayan aşağıdaki dört alanda acil bir restorasyon dönemi başlatmak zorunda. Mehmet Öğütçü EKONOMİ Kredi notumuzun yatırım yapılabilir düzeyin üç kademe altında bulunan BB-‘ye indirilmesi, dolar karşısında TL’nin sürekli kan kaybetmesi, kabarık...

WHY IS AZERBAIJAN SO IMPORTANT TO EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY?
ACRE Baku Summit 2018 – Building a Shared Future Mehmet Öğütçü We should neither overestimate nor underestimate Azerbaijan’s significance to Europe’s energy security. It is clearly a gateway not only to Europe, but also to Russia, Iran, Turkey and Central Asia in energy. It also connects China to Europe through Central Asia and Turkey and...

The new ‘Great Game’: What awaits us?
Hürriyet Daily News | May 28 2018 Mehmet Öğütçü New players who were on the sidelines of the Cold War’s bipolar global order have now rejoined the fray. Despite the global financial crisis, the “Middle Kingdom” has conquered a place on almost all of the world’s playing fields. Beijing has positioned itself to challenge the dollar as...

ABD yaptırımları İran’ın 1 milyon varillik ticaretini etkiler’
www.aa.com.tr Global Resources Partnership ve Bosphorus Energy Club Başkanı Öğütçü, “Yaptırımlar nedeniyle İran’ın günlük yaklaşık 1 milyon varillik bir ticaret kaybı olması bekleniyor.” dedi. LONDRA – Gökhan Kurtaran Global Resources Partnership ve Bosphorus Energy Club Başkanı Mehmet Öğütçü, ABD’nin yaptırımları nedeniyle İran’ın günlük yaklaşık 1 milyon varillik ticaret kaybı yaşamasının beklendiğini bildirdi. Öğütçü, enerji piyasasındaki...

Turkish Straits at risk from oil and gas transit boom
Growing oil and gas tanker traffic and outdated Montreux Convention risk Turkish Straits, Bosphorus Energy Club head says Anadolu Agency | 10.04.2018 By Muhsin Baris Tiryakioglu | ANKARA The growing volume of oil and gas tanker traffic is creating significant environmental, public safety and economic risks for the entire length of the shores of the Turkish Straits, the...

Yabancı sermaye ne melek ne şeytan
Capital Dergisi | Nisan 2018 Sayısı Mehmet Öğütçü | Enerjik Bakış Köşesi | Türkiye, büyük altyapı projelerini gerçekleştirmeye, dış borcunu çevirebilmeye, enerji arzını finanse edebilmeye, ödemeler dengesi ve ticaret açığını kapatabilmeye çalışıyor. Tüm bunları başarabilmesi için hem ihracatını artırıp ithalatı düşürmesi hem de büyük ölçülerde doğrudan yabancı sermaye çekmesi gerekiyor. Aksi takdirde dünyadaki 13’üncü büyük...

Oil and gas transit boom endangers Turkish Straits
Daily Sabah | 10 April 2018 ANADOLU AGENCY | Tanker traffic in the Bosporus and Dardanelles is posing danger for environmental and public safety in addition to economic risks as the last accident in the Bosporus proved, raising the issue of updating the Montreux Convention and forming alternative routes to the straits for the free...

Nuclear power essential for Turkey’s development, growth ambitions
Daily Sabah | April 9, 2018 Nuclear is an essential source of energy for Turkey’s stable development and growth goals, and the Akkuyu power plant is vital, Global Resources Chairman Mehmet Öğütçü said. ALI DEĞERMENCI | ISTANBUL Turkey sealed its determination to enter the league of countries that capitalize on nuclear power last week when the...

Mehmet Öğütçü CNN Türk televizyonuna konuk oldu
CNN Türk | 6 Nisan 2018 The Bosphorus Energy Club Başkanı Mehmet Öğütçü, 6 Nisan’da CNN Türk televizyonunda Taha Akyol‘un sunduğu “Eğrisi Doğrusu” programında, Eski Moskova Büyükelçisi Aydın Sezgin ile birlikte program konuğu oldu. 1 saatin üzerinde süren programda, Akkuyu Nükleer Santrali ve Doğu Akdeniz’deki enerji kaynaklarına ilişkin, İsrail; Yunanistan ve Türkiye politikaları tartışıldı. Programı yukarıdaki resim üzerinden ya...

Turkey’s foreign and security policy ‘needs to support its energy goals’
Hürriyet Daily News | April 02 2018 Barçın Yinanç | Turkey needs to adapt its energy policies to speedy geopolitical and technological changes, according to Mehmet Öğütçü, chair of the Bosphorus Energy Club. Speaking to the Hürriyet Daily News, Öğütçü stressed that the country needs to have an integrated strategy with foreign and security policies that support...

Empowering and enhancing the position of women in energy
Hürriyet Daily News | March 29 2018 By MEHMET ÖĞÜTÇÜ Women in business and government generally have significantly expanded their presence over the past few decades. But there is still a long way to go for the consolidation of women’s position in the business world and government, realizing their true potential and ensuring gender parity through effective...

Türkiye-Çin ilişkilerinde sıçrama mümkün mü?
Capital Dergisi | Şubat 2018 Mehmet Öğütçü | Enerjik Bakış Köşesi 1989’dan bu yana Türk-Çin ilişkilerinin içinde hem diplomat hem OECD ve İEA yöneticisi hem uluslararası işadamı hem de stratejik danışman olarak yer aldım. En son, Kasım 2017’de Çin Hükümeti’nin daveti üzerine dört hafta süreyle Pekin, Tianjin, Harbin, Xian, Fuzhou, Şanghay, Shenzhen ve Hong Kong’da...

Mehmet Öğütçü was at France24 tv on 19 March 2018
France24 tv |19 March 2018 Mehmet Ogutcu was at France-24 on 19 March 2018, 17:15 pm to discuss with Mark Owen. He remarked his views about the Afrin operation, Turkish diplomatic and military strategy after the battle, how to enforce a sort of stability and confidence, and what lies ahead.

Enhancing cultural awareness crucial for international business success
www.hurriyetdailynews.com| February 20 2018 Ferhan Alesi and Mehmet Öğütçü In today’s world, the rate of return, supply chain, regulatory requirements, compliance, tax incentives, infrastructure, enabling environment and shareholder value are all crucial factors in business decisions and executing deals between contracted parties. But business leaders must also know that cultural awareness is equally important – not...

Will Turkey and Russia become ‘strategic allies’ or sustain a ‘marriage of convenience’?
www.hurriyetdailynews.com February 16 2018 | By MEHMET ÖĞÜTÇÜ There is never a dull moment between Russia and Turkey. The last three years have seen a crisis triggered by a shot-down Russian warplane, a flurry of economic sanctions, signing multibillion dollar energy projects, coordinated diplomatic efforts in Syria, Ankara’s purchase of advanced Russian weapons systems, Presidents Recep Tayyip...
Let’s conserve Turkey’s EU Customs Union modernization deal
www.hurriyetdailynews.com | February 12 2018 By Mehmet ÖĞÜTÇÜ Turkey and the European Union are at a critical turning point in their decades-long relationship. The key question now is: Will they give each other one more chance to improve their strategically vital ties, despite deep-seated differences, or continue on the path to divorce after many decades...