International conflict and the abandonment of the search for common interests is often based on misreading of motives, sometimes accidental and sometimes purposeful.
The Centre for British-Turkish Understanding aims to explore motives and foreign policy challenges faced by both Turkey and the UK, especially where they intersect, which form the foundations of the UK-Turkey relationship.
As an independent, non-governmental initiative, CBTU is a platform for debate and discussion on pertinent issues, including but not limited to, political, socio-economic, and cultural economic issues concerning Britain and Turkey as well as the wider region.
Working to build better relations and understanding between the two nations, CBTU is a platform for debate and discussion on pertinent issues, including but not limited to, political, socio-economic, and cultural issues concerning Britain and Turkey – and the wider region.