18/07/2014
Sabancı University School of Management faculty member Çağrı Haksöz spoke to the Southeastern Europe Times regarding the fourth assembly of the Turkic Council.
The highlight of the meeting was the agreement of the heads of Turkic states to rebuild the Silk Road in order to encourage tourism and regionwide social interaction. Sabancı University School of Management faculty member Çağrı Haksöz was interviewed by Southeastern Europe Times about the meeting.
Cagri Haksoz, told SES Türkiye that the modern Silk Road concept needs to include the dynamics of information, capital, and people flowing through highways, railroads, airways, water routes, internet and financial backbones in order to succeed.
"These interacting flows need to be coordinated in a self-organised fashion without centralised decision making due to their uncertainty, especially in this fragile region of the world," Haksoz said.
Haksoz also pointed out that the border crossings between the countries should be easy and quick to encourage the flow of people for profitable tourism activities.
"Member states should aim for a no-visa agreement so that the diverse population can be encouraged for cross-region movement," he said.
