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With this constitution, presidential elections will only bring political crisis
Presidential elections held as per the current constitutional framework will bring structural instability. The way we debate the issues here in Turkey is weird. We raise…
Index obsession-1
The study is recognized to be qualified if it is published in a journal involved in a respected index. However, this recognition would not always be true. In his…
Korea banned the import of Apple's iPad for approximately nine months
In the 1970s, Turkey and Korea were similar. Today, however, Korea is a much more advanced industrial country than Turkey. Yesterday I stated that countries can be…
If the fiscal policy is not tight
Turkey has chosen to implement a "loose" fiscal policy in 2010 taking into account the general elections ahead. Turkey's economy grew impressively by 8.9 percent in…
Do short term fund inflows slow down?
Banking and the corporate sector could access to long term borrowing. Moreover, use of long term capital stood above that of short term capital. Balance of payments…
Why does the Gao Kao’s system work but not that of the OSYM?
This is Turkey. This is why the Gao Kao can offer the university entrance test to 9.5 million students while the OSYM fails to offer sound services to only 1.5 million.…
Smart boys
You cannot benefit sufficiently from the experts at international standards which are already few and thus you cannot fulfill your desires in the international race of…
The world’s center of gravity shifts from Izmir to Diyarbakır
While we are dealing with the Kurdish opening or the knee-deep scandals about the university placement exam, the world around us is changing at the speed of light. The…
Is the code in the university entrance exam also the code of the level of welfare?
Citizens' having high educational attainment and a wide set of skills are one of the main reasons enabling nation-wide prosperity. I took the university entrance exam in…
The silver medal is not won; you lose the gold medal by a hair’s breadth
In 2009, Turkey's economy contracted like a developed country's economy that had suffered the effects of a banking crisis. And in 2010, Turkey's economy recovered like a…