If Iran becomes normalized, the importance of Turkey in the eyes of its western allies diminishes. Turkey has been snowed in under its own troubles...
Something interesting is happening in Turkey. First of all, I see empathy on the streets. The other day one of the modern day protesters of Turkey...
Local projects must be resolved one by one upon thorough discussions at the local level. Finally, yesterday there was a relevant and normal...
Roundtable politics have equal and participatory individuals and dialog. About ten years ago, Turkey’s exports were $30 billion; now they are $135...
The massive protests in Turkey over the last ten days have been using social media extensively. In about 24 hours starting from 4 p.m. last Friday,...
Turkey needs a new way of doing politics and a new story. The old ones are just over The demonstrations in Taksim to protest the construction...
Deliberative democracy is the best prescription for all types of discontent. Turkey needs further dialogue and more tools for deliberative...
I remembered the famous Robert Frost poem “The Road Not Taken” while listening to M. Marzouki in Ankara the other day. The poem reads, “Two roads...
In these times where quality is becoming more important than quantity, walkable cities rich with parks and restaurants are integral parts of the...
Middle class implies stability. Not in the sense of creating it, but registering it. I think there are two types of persons: those who have bank...