Negotiating Brexit: The Prospect of a UK-Turkey Partnership

Tue. June 20th, 2017
Carnegie Europe

The UK and Turkey need to redefine their future relationships with the EU. While Britain is preparing to leave the union in the wake of a dramatic snap election, Turkey’s membership seems to be moving toward a breaking point. British and Turkish policymakers now face a similar conundrum—how to reconstruct relations with the EU under newly changed assumptions about their future status in Europe. Though starting from different political vantage points, could London and Ankara coordinate their relationship to help improve their negotiating positions with Brussels?

Carnegie’s Sinan Ülgen discussed the common problems and possible solutions for two of the EU’s closest future partners. Ülgen debated the findings of his latest paper, entitled “Negotiating Brexit: The Prospect of a UK-Turkey Partnership,” with Alex Barker, Brussels bureau chief of the Financial Times. Marc Pierini, visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe, moderated.

A sandwich lunch followed.

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Negotiating Brexit: The Prospect of a UK-Turkey Partnership

Alex Barker

Alex Barker is the Brussels bureau chief of the Financial Times. Follow him on Twitter @alexebarker.

Sinan Ülgen

Sinan Ülgen is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe. Follow him on Twitter @sinanulgen1.

Marc Pierini

Marc Pierini is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe. Follow him on Twitter @MarcPierini1.

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
event speakers

Alex Barker

Kati Piri

Sinan Ülgen

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Ülgen is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on Turkish foreign policy, transatlantic relations, international trade, economic security, and digital policy.

Marc Pierini

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Pierini is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, where his research focuses on developments in the Middle East and Turkey from a European perspective.