Güven Sak, PhD
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There is something fundamentally wrong in Turkey
Turkey’s transformation is a success story no more. In 1980, Turkey was an economy exporting only $3 billion worth of goods, 90 percent of which were agricultural…
Not before the second era of the rentier economy is over
If you can guarantee profits without adding any value simply by building things, you won't risk investments in technology. PwC Consulting announced its list of global…
A country with a narrow mindset cannot make it to the top ten of the world
Turkish companies do not have a global mindset. Public support mechanisms trail behind the global standards and fail to adapt to global developments. Turkey still has…
Why Turkey still looks xenophobic to me
The Transatlantic Survey 2013 results were announced last week. I was reading the text prepared for the Turkish ceremony. Some 38 percent of Turks surveyed said Turkey…
Would you invest in a nice house or education for your children?
If having personal qualifications actually has returns, education becomes important. The other day a South Korean friend of mine said, “If you ask me what the most…
Turkey struggles and Korea advances in construction
Turkey’s share on the list of world's top construction companies decreased from 3.8 percent to 3.3 percent. Recently, when I was in Palestine, I pondered the problems of…
Ankara beats Istanbul in creativity
I have been following Turkey’s creative class with more interest ever since the Gezi Park events. The Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto published…
Why Obama's policy on Syria is rational
The core principle of Obama’s new immigration policy is to bring skilled, well-educated, English-speaking young people from all around the world to the US, regardless of…
Believe it or not, good things also happen in Turkey
I think the BALO becoming operable was the best piece of news I have read in the last four months. The people of Turkey swing from one extreme to the other. We either…
It’s time to construct Palestine brick by brick
I was in Rawabi last week, located in the ancient Palestinian hills between Ramallah and Nablus. Five years ago, there was nothing but rocks there. Now, the scene is…
It’s not about green areas, but children
I ask for child-friendly cities. I want walkable cities, not cities where you can only drive around. Israel-Palestine wall: Each high-speed road in an urban area means a…
The changing view at Rawabi was promising
I was pleased by what I saw in Rawabi. The Palestinians are driving a nail in their very old Palestine and building a new city. A new Palestinian city is rising between…