Understand and agree. Obviously, this doesn't apply to non-STRATFOR
   communications as I have personal relations with many of the people there.
    

    

   From: Emre Dogru [mailto:emre.dogru@stratfor.com]
   Sent: June-17-10 11:12 AM
   To: Meredith Friedman
   Cc: 'Reva Bhalla'; 'Kamran Bokhari'; gfriedman@stratfor.com; 'scott
   stewart'
   Subject: Re: System for coordinating in Turkey

    

   Absolutely.

   Meredith Friedman wrote:

   Yes it applies in the sense that we also need to make sure we're
   coordinating on the questions and our analysis of something. So you should
   let us know when you are going to contact a source and what about in case
   George or Reva or Kamran have an additional comment or question for that
   source. So it's not just about sources but about issues and our take on
   things. Does that make sense?

    

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   From: Emre Dogru [mailto:emre.dogru@stratfor.com]
   Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 10:04 AM
   To: Reva Bhalla
   Cc: Meredith Friedman; 'Kamran Bokhari'; gfriedman@stratfor.com; 'scott
   stewart'
   Subject: Re: System for coordinating in Turkey

   Understood. I don't think that this applies to the discussions with the
   sources only I know (some of which speak only Turkish) because there is no
   way of overlapping, right?

   Reva Bhalla wrote:

   Sounds good. Agree on the need for coordination since a lot of our
   contacts overlap.  I briefed George this morning on a source I'll be
   having dinner with tonight, Cengiz Candar, who is visiting from Turkey and
   who Emre also knows.  Will send out a report after the meeting

    

    

   On Jun 17, 2010, at 9:55 AM, Meredith Friedman wrote:

   We need to work hard to coordinate our work in Turkey going forward since
   we have all had contact at varying times with some of the same people, in
   the same ministries and think tanks and banks etc. While the level of our
   contacts in some cases was different (e.g. George and I met with the
   Turkish FM and with CEO of IsBank, while Reva and Kamran have met with
   advisors to the FM/president and managers or directors at IsBank) we also
   have met with some of the same people (Ibrahim Kalin for example). 
   Sometimes it may be best for Emre to contact the source directly as he can
   pick up the phone, speaks the language and is on the same time zone.

   Here is how we'll make sure we don't overlap, double up, confuse or
   contradict each other and our sources going forward.

   1. Before contacting any of our sources in Turkey (or Turkish sources here
   in USA) each of you will email this list with your intended question and
   unless it's a true emergency situation, wait to get any additional
   questions or comments from this group before proceeding with your
   contact. If a discussion is needed quickly set up a quick phone call to
   clarify the issue or question to be asked with members of this group
   before contacting the source. 

   2. When you get a response from the source you will email that response to
   this group as well so you all see the response to the question asked. If
   it's information to be put out quickly as INSIGHT then use the normal
   method of getting it out through the Watch Officers. The first word after
   INSIGHT in the subject line should always be the country so that we can
   see easily what is from Turkey.

   We can refine this as we go along but it's really important now to synch
   our contacts with these sources and for you to know what George may have
   said in a meeting while we were in the country.

   I am setting up a separate system for asking and taking questions from our
   confederation partners - Hurriyet and Sabah - and will send that our
   separately. 

   Stick let us know if you have any comments on this?

    

   Meredith

    

    

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