OzU Hosted Genç Bakış By Abbas Güçlü

Özyeğin University hosted Genç Bakış by Abbas Güçlü on 10 February. The main topic of the program was privatizations which started in Özal period in 1984 and have been a controversial topic that is both criticized and supported ever since.

The program discussed privatizations conducted so far and their impacts on economy with the participation of  Abdüllatif Şener, Chairman of Turkey Party, Mümtaz Soysal, ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Işın Çelebi, ex-Minister of State for Economy and Hüsnü Özyeğin, businessman.

During the program which drew great attention of Özyeğin University students and lasted until the early morning, students bombarded the panelists with questions. The debates focused on to what extent national interests are protected during the highly controversial privatizations of GalataPort and Türk Telekom and corruptions made while also drawing attention to the current TEKEL privatization and its impacts.