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Julian Assange is not a bad guy
The impact of Wikileaks in Turkey seems to be limited for now. Turkey still has not entered the digital age. Julian Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks, which recently…
Why the inflation rate in the USA does not rise?
Monetary expansion does not happen via banknotes raining down on the streets. I have previously mentioned that during the global financial crisis Federal Reserves (FED)…
Fight in words
Measures voiced in the debates on hot money flows should not be considered as unilateral. The news-story of two pages prepared by the Finance Service was titled 'Fight…
What has Wikileaks taught us?
Diplomatic cable leaks have been quite informative in some aspects. Today let me talk about the lessons I have learned from this incident. The first lesson is for…
Did Mehmet Şimşek actually say that?
Wikileaks is evidence to the fact that character assassination has turned into a tool for public management. Do you follow Wikileaks? To be honest, I cannot stop myself…
A page in history
It is stated that one of the major factors that triggered the crisis was high interest rates in Germany. We should not be surprised of the developments in the European…
Nihat Ergün is right, Taner Yıldız is not.
Turkey does not have the chance to assume a 'wait-and-see' policy with respect to electic automobile technology. Do you follow the debates on renewable energy and…
Merkel and Sarkozy's actions
'Academic research reveals that market attacks take place also without a valid cause.' Recent developments in the EU brought forward the alleged meeting between…
What comes with FED goes with FED
'FED's balance sheet will not remain at this size. Neither will the interest rates.' One distinguishing feature of the year 2010 when Turkey is concerned is that foreign…
Will Cudi Mountain be opened for tourism?
Infrasturcure seems to be the most critical impediment to the development of the region. Let me continue sharing the impressions I got on the Mardin-Şırnak line with…
Pleasing things happen in the Tigris region: Views from Mardin-Şırnak, Episode 1
Pleasing things happen in Şırnak. It was quite pleasing to see the EU flag hung on TDA's wall The day before, on November 24, I was in Şırnak. The weather was nice. The…