Güven Sak, PhD
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Is Turkey wealthier than the US?
Gas in Turkey is more expensive than in the US due to a weaker tax administration. It was cold in New York last weekend. Extremely cold. The car thermometer said it was…
Lessons of Uludere
We need to revisit our urbanization policies, if there are any. We have to increase connectivity, make our policies more structural and more effective. I have to start…
Is the Northern Marmara Highway a good idea?
That all of our dreams are about reconstructing Istanbul is a sign of illness. The cost of the Northern Marmara Highway, which involves the construction of a third…
Can Turkey create the Shenzhen of its own?
Let’s just say it: Bursa, Diyarbakir and Gaziantep are undersized because of the current administrative structure in Turkey. The other day I asked, “Why has Bursa not…
Why has Bursa not grown?
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 unfruitful and highly…
Euro celebrations fell through
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 European common…
A year to hoard cash rather than spending
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 troubles have been…
The great game of pool
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 now. I must have heard it…
Will the new constitution solve problems?
That consensus is difficult does not necessarily mean that it is impossible. Now, the job is more troublesome since the divisions are more deeply rooted. Today is the…
Are you ready for an exhausting year?
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 getting old? I expect 2012…
Why Turkey is lagging
Turkey is a country of policy failures, making the country a useful case study for our neighbors these days. Turkey is lagging behind? Sounds perplexing, doesn’t it?…
Turkey’s justice deficit
The courts do not function effectively. This is why Turkey fails to achieve innovation-driven growth. It created a great uproar during the 2001 crisis: The possibility…