In Northern Cyprus, the public budget mainly means taking financial aid from Turkey and distributing it to Turkish Cypriots. The Eastern...

The success stories of Turkey’s fast growth companies must be heard by the world. Turkey is still an introverted country. From an objective point of...

With social media, graffiti and writings on public toilet walls and stalls have become rare. A friend whose ideas I respect asked me this  the other...

I have walked many times through the Erez crossing at the northern end of the Gaza Strip. Not once did it make me think of art. The dusty no man’s...

Economists should take sides in discussions on the basis of their research conclusions, and not do research in line with their political stance. The...

You cannot develop breathtaking innovations if the legislation on intellectual property rights is not accompanied by a functional court system I...

    I was back in Israel this week. And I have to confess; it is good to be a Turkish traveler in Israel nowadays. Many ordinary Israeli...

Eighty-five percent of the dollars in circulation are in non-American pockets. There is no better confidence indicator than this. The Federal...

Turkey is in a process of reconciliation. After 30 years of armed Kurdish uprising, the country is in a state of cautious optimism. This is...

If the investment climate puts a country’s entrepreneurs down and out, that country cannot make the leap to prosperity. This is what I have been...