We need to revisit our urbanization policies, if there are any. We have to increase connectivity, make our policies more structural and more ...

That all of our dreams are about reconstructing Istanbul is a sign of illness. The cost of the Northern Marmara Highway, which involves the...

Let’s just say it: Bursa, Diyarbakir and Gaziantep are undersized because of the current administrative structure in Turkey. The other day I asked,...

We are stuck in mediocrity because Bursa, Gaziantep and Diyarbakir were undersized and Istanbul has grown huge. Do you once in a while avoid the...

The negative forecast for Italy has played a major role in the emergence of the opinion that the Eurozone might break up. The first banknotes of the...

If you cannot plan your position ahead of time, you open yourself up to the random forces of the table. That appears to be the case for Turkey...

2012 will be a year to hoard cash rather than to spend or invest. It will be about staying solvent. Since the beginning of the 2008 crisis, Europe’s...

That consensus is difficult does not necessarily mean that it is impossible. Now, the job is more troublesome since the divisions are more deeply...

It seems 2012 will be a year dominated by political debates and lingering economic reforms; one we will look forward to having finished. Am I...

Turkey is a country of policy failures, making the country a useful case study for our neighbors these days. Turkey is lagging behind? Sounds...