 Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said after a Jan. 29, 2009 incident at Davos that he 'would not go to Davos anymore' and that Davos was 'finished' for him. Bloomberg photo |
Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek will attend the Davos summit this year, daily Milliyet newspaper reported Thursday, while Anatolia news agency said Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Ali Babacan will also be at the meeting.
After Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stormed out of a panel at the 2009 summit, in reaction to Israeli President Shimon Peres and the panel moderation, relations between Turkey and the World Economic Forum, organizer of the summit, soured. Erdoğan said after the Jan. 29, 2009 incident that he “would not go to Davos anymore” and that Davos was “finished” for him.
Last year, no one from the Cabinet attended the summit; Turkey was represented by Central Bank Gov. Durmuş Yılmaz.
The 2011 summit, the 41st, will be held between Jan. 26 and Jan. 30. Around 2,500 participants from 90 countries are expected.
Şimşek has decided to attend the summit this year, but a last-minute change in the minister’s schedule due to parliamentary duties may hamper his attendance. Babacan's attendance will not be affected due to the parliamentary work. The Central Bank’s Yılmaz will also be attending, Milliyet said in its story Thursday.
Many Turkish businesspeople will also be at the summit this year, including Sabancı Holding Chairwoman Güler Sabancı, Koç Holding Chief Executive Turgay Durak, Doğuş Holding Chairman Ferit Şahenk, Turkcell Chief Executive Süreyya Ciliv, Anadolu Group President Tuncay Özilhan and Eczacıbaşı Holding Chief Executive Erdal Karamercan.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will deliver the opening speech of the meeting Jan. 26.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are among the national leaders set to attend the summit.
After Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stormed out of a panel at the 2009 summit, in reaction to Israeli President Shimon Peres and the panel moderation, relations between Turkey and the World Economic Forum, organizer of the summit, soured. Erdoğan said after the Jan. 29, 2009 incident that he “would not go to Davos anymore” and that Davos was “finished” for him.
Last year, no one from the Cabinet attended the summit; Turkey was represented by Central Bank Gov. Durmuş Yılmaz.
The 2011 summit, the 41st, will be held between Jan. 26 and Jan. 30. Around 2,500 participants from 90 countries are expected.
Şimşek has decided to attend the summit this year, but a last-minute change in the minister’s schedule due to parliamentary duties may hamper his attendance. Babacan's attendance will not be affected due to the parliamentary work. The Central Bank’s Yılmaz will also be attending, Milliyet said in its story Thursday.
Many Turkish businesspeople will also be at the summit this year, including Sabancı Holding Chairwoman Güler Sabancı, Koç Holding Chief Executive Turgay Durak, Doğuş Holding Chairman Ferit Şahenk, Turkcell Chief Executive Süreyya Ciliv, Anadolu Group President Tuncay Özilhan and Eczacıbaşı Holding Chief Executive Erdal Karamercan.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will deliver the opening speech of the meeting Jan. 26.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are among the national leaders set to attend the summit.
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