India-Middle East-Europe Corridor: Expert gives 3 reasons for Turkiye inclusion

September 22nd, 2023

Awake Goy

Including Turkiye in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) will have more benefits than risks, especially in the backdrop of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to an international relations expert. The three main reasons are logistical and economic factors, in addition to ease in commerce, all of which could make the country a “natural” part of the project, Ali Oguz Dirioz, an associate professor at the TOBB University of Economics and Technology, told Anadolu. Running a corridor that does not benefit from the advantages that Turkiye will provide to world trade and international supply chains will not be easy, neither economically nor commercially he said. He said Turkiye provides many advantages for global trade and international supply chains […] Source