Interview with Ahmet Aksu, acting head of the Privatization Administration
Enerjisa models the way
IT COULD HAVE been the draw for the World Cup, or even a TV talent show: men in dark suits sit at a desk and open envelopes before a hushed and expectant crowd. They read out the names and numbers, and show the cards to the television cameras following the action. People cheer. But this isn’t football or a reality-show denouement: this is privatization prime time, Turkish style.
The government of Turkey has honed its privatization process to a level of transparency rarely seen in Europe. When companies make their final bids for assets being sold, the sealed envelopes are opened live on national TV. As a spectator sport it might lack the drama of finding out which city will host the next Olympics but as an indication of how seriously the government takes the sale...
