Güven Sak, PhD
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Build your own satellite at home
It is good that Turkey has launched a satellite for military purposes, designed the satellite domestically and started envisioning . “Do-it-yourself” has always been a…
Why is land so important for Turks?
We have not had major structural reforms in the last 10 years. This is the basis of our fascination with land ownership I have been thinking about the Turkish…
Is the construction frenzy necessarily bad for industry?
If Turkey abides by the same 1930s’ mentality in urban transformation policy, it cannot overcome the middle income trap. No, it is not. For a while now, I have been…
Let 2013 be the year of a new constitution
I am of the view that we should count on the judgment of the people. 2013 must be the year of a new constitution. The politicians must keep their promise. Having entered…
Egypt’s referendum that never was
Egypt is still divided and the voter participation rate revealed by the ballot box was only in the thirties. Both Turkey and Egypt have set up constitutional commissions…
Protesters are the patrons of the police
I believe that the attitude of the police towards protesters is one of the most critical stages of their mental transformation. So what happened at Middle East Technical…
Women will save Turkey
If they leave their homes and join the labor force, women really can save Turkey. I remember a story in Bloomberg earlier this year that said the sales of adult diapers…
Turkey’s eroding industrial base shows bad policy
Deindustrialization is the surest way to stuck Turkey in the middle. Whenever I am asked to comment on the last 10 years in Turkey, I find myself reaching for the…
A business is futile if its value is based on the value of the land
Competition driven by rental income takes place behind closed doors. It is for a reason that polls show a strong perception of corruption within municipalities.…
Women are employed only if there are no men left to employ
Today we are about to learn that if half of the population is confined to their homes, Turkey will not become affluent. Turkey is the only OECD country in which the…
Turkey trapped in the middle
Turkey’s economy is trapped in the middle because of the persistent mediocrity of our education, tax and judicial systems. The title should sound familiar. It may seem…
Interest rent is illicit. Is land rent licit?
I believe that Turkey has been deindustrializing due to this second rent economy era. One type of rentier went and one other type of rentier has appeared in Turkey. Each…