G20

The 10th meeting of the Leaders of the Group of 20, which is the premier platform for solving global economic problems and brings together the 19 biggest economies in the world and the EU, will take place in Antalya on November 15-16.

Members of the G20, which comprises the leading industrialized and developing countries in the world and represents 90% of the global economy, are the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, India, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and the European Commission.

Turkey assumed the Presidency of the G20 on December 1, 2014 following the 9th Summit, held in the Australian city of Brisbane on November 15-16, 2014. The 10th G20 Leaders’ Summit will convene in Antalya on November 15-16, 2015.

Representing approximately 90% of the world economy, 80% of global trade and two-thirds of the world's population, the G20 is a platform with a rising profile in global economic arena thanks to its inclusive structure, which brings together developed and emerging economies from different continents.

G20 ANTALYA SUMMIT TO KICK OFF WITH PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN’S SPEECH

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will be chairing the Summit, during which global economy, diplomacy and political matters will be discussed in detail.

The official opening of the Summit will take place on November 15 with President Erdoğan’s speech. Afterwards, the leaders will pose for a family photo. President Erdoğan, accompanied by his wife First Lady Emine Erdoğan, will also host a reception in honor of the leaders.

On November 16, President Erdoğan will hold a press conference and answer Turkish and foreign reporters’ questions.

Simultaneously, the B20 (Business 20) session, which has been initiated by Turkey and brings together the business worlds of the member states, the L20 (Labour 20) session, which aims to target issues regarding global employment, and the T20 (Think 20) session, which serves as a platform to exchange ideas, will be held.

L20's proposals for more inclusive, balanced and sustainable growth and employment will be submitted to the leaders during the Summit. The participants will discuss proposals, put forward by the B20 for creating more jobs and a better functioning labor market. The Summit will start with the T20 program on November 12 and the L20 sessions will be held on November 13 and November 14. The B20 meetings will take place on November 14 and November 15.

WOMEN-20 SUMMIT HELD IN ISTANBUL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN G20 HISTORY

During Turkey’s one-year Presidency, over 70 official meetings have been held between finance ministers, labor ministers, energy ministers and agriculture ministers. President Erdoğan had delivered a speech at the G20 Energy Ministers’ Meeting, held on October 2, bringing together energy ministers of the G20 countries and the biggest representatives of the energy world.

There are 6 outreach groups under Turkey’s G20 Presidency, which are Youth-20, Women-20, Civil-20, Think-20, Business-20 and Labor-20. At the Women-20 Summit, held in Istanbul for the first time in the history of the G20, participants called on the leaders to exert more efforts to ensure equality between genders and to strengthen women in the economic area. A road map was also formed. President Erdoğan had attended the opening ceremony of the Summit on October 16, addressing the participants.