Güven Sak, PhD
Page 31 / 87
Turkey needs Jordanian help
The population of Jordan is less than 7 million, in comparison to Turkey’s more than 70 million. However, the 1 million Syrian refugees might have been less of a problem…
What is the link between the inability to walk with a stroller and Internet bans?
No one has thought just for ten minutes with a holistic perspective what it is like for children to grow up in Ankara. What is the link between not being able to walk in…
Why doesn’t Turkey act as it talks?
If Turkey wants to be an important actor, it should just maintain a solid economy and strong democracy, that’s it. A foreign diplomat asked me this question the other…
The current state of doing business in Turkey
Looking for a positive figure on the Turkish economy? Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) figures might help. They were around $1 billion per year in the last decade of the…
Why have exporters become hotel keepers?
If you are wondering what has happened in Turkey over the last five years, take a look at the employment statistics. Turkey’s labor force is employed as manual workers…
Why is the Ministry of Family not interested in women’s issues?
I think it is time to separate women’s affairs from the Ministry of Family and Social Policy. Women’s issues exist in Turkey. I don’t know if you have noticed this amid…
Why Turkey is no Botswana when it comes to corruption
Remember the famous mathematical formula for corruption? You have three major variables: sum up monopoly power in decision making and discretionary powers. The higher…
High school kids are trading bitcoins online
Turkey, lacking perspective, puts a stamp on history as the country with the most expensive and restricted Internet. I hate watching news programs lately. There is…
Internet in Turkey: Expensive and banned
Half of Turkey is not on the Internet. The non-urbanized, eastern, and female half, of course. I saw a tweet about a recent legislation which makes it easier to put an…
What’s the problem with coffeehouses and the Internet?
What do coffeehouses and the Internet have in common? Both, believe it or not, are mediums of information exchange. What’s the problem with them? Wherever there is a…
Who chooses and places these things all around Ankara?
After the Gezi Park incident, Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş said, “I won’t even change the location of a bus stop without asking the people.” I think he was right. Have…
The small grocery stores are still standing
The meaning of the grocery business is changing; as is every other form of business. The “small grocery stores against supermarkets” story has caught on. The…