Panel on 
“The Global Economy, Middle Powers, and Turkey Amid Great Power Competition”
May 6, 2026

The panel titled “The Global Economy, Middle Powers, and Turkey Amid Great Power Competition” was held on Wednesday, 6 May 2026, at the Kale Holding headquarters. Moderated by Mr. Tayfun Bayazıt, Vice Chair of the Global Relations Forum (GRF), the panel featured Assoc. Prof. Özge Öner, Prof. Erol Taymaz, and Dr. Murat Üçer as speakers.

The discussion focused on the transformation of the global economic order, U.S.–China competition, the political economy of digital technologies, the position of middle powers within the emerging international system, and the current vulnerabilities of the Turkish economy.