- Promote strong Anglo-Turkish relations
- Help to foster bilateral trade and business relationships
- Build links between the Conservative Party and Turkish counterparties as well as the academic and business community
- Increase awareness of the Conservative Party within the Turkish community in the UK
- Support parliamentary
candidates in marginal constituencies
- Support Turkish local politicians and promote greater political involvement of the community
- Lobby in favour of Turkish membership of the EU with a stress on Turkey’s role in the bloc, the region and its strong ties to Western institutions
- Facilitate access to information on Turkey: its culture, political orientation, economy, and its progress towards EU membership
CFT aims to meet its aims and objectives through:
- Briefings/Information Services - information on Turkey will be easily accessible on the website and briefings/newsletters will be made available to peers, MPs and MEPs. In addition, CFT will aim to answer queries related to Turkey or suggest alternative avenues
- Events - parliamentary or roundtable meetings in London, Brussels, Ankara or Istanbul in conjunction with other organisations
- Parliamentary Delegations - fact-finding and introductory trips to Turkey to meet fellow parliamentarians, academics and leading business figures.