Economic Development Foundation

IKV is a nongovernmental research organization specialized on EU and Turkey-EU relations. IKV was established with the initiative of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Istanbul Chamber of Industry on the 26th November 1965, 2 years after the entry into force of the Ankara Agreement, to inform Turkish business world and Turkish public about European integration and Turkey-EU relations. Since its establishment, IKV has become an effective expert organization on EU and Turkey-EU relations both in Turkey and in the EU, through its publications, seminars, lobbying activities and the close cooperation with foreign and domestic institutions. IKV Brussels Office has been conducting IKV’s relations with the EU institutions since 1984.