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Turkey somehow cannot get beyond the beginner level in English
Teachers cannot go beyond the textbook, encourage students to read newspapers, or write movie critiques. TEPAV and the British Council recently carried out a survey on…
Turkey needs Jordanian help
The population of Jordan is less than 7 million, in comparison to Turkey’s more than 70 million. However, the 1 million Syrian refugees might have been less of a problem…
What is the link between the inability to walk with a stroller and Internet bans?
No one has thought just for ten minutes with a holistic perspective what it is like for children to grow up in Ankara. What is the link between not being able to walk in…
Economic policy mistakes (5)
Can a country home to the ‘Hello Fatih’ scandal achieve the income level of rich countries? First of all, I have nothing in common with my namesake in the media…
Why doesn’t Turkey act as it talks?
If Turkey wants to be an important actor, it should just maintain a solid economy and strong democracy, that’s it. A foreign diplomat asked me this question the other…
Economic policy mistakes (4)
Expected rates float above the targets. So do realizations. This is a critical mistake Number four on the policy mistakes lists is the policy to curb lira depreciation.…
The current state of doing business in Turkey
Looking for a positive figure on the Turkish economy? Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) figures might help. They were around $1 billion per year in the last decade of the…
Why have exporters become hotel keepers?
If you are wondering what has happened in Turkey over the last five years, take a look at the employment statistics. Turkey’s labor force is employed as manual workers…
Economic policy mistakes (2)
GDP growth will be a meager 4 percent in 2013. Turkey has suffered a “high current account deficit-low GDP growth” challenge in the last two years. It’s time for the…
Why is the Ministry of Family not interested in women’s issues?
I think it is time to separate women’s affairs from the Ministry of Family and Social Policy. Women’s issues exist in Turkey. I don’t know if you have noticed this amid…
Economic policy mistakes (1)
Turkey has made critical economic policy mistakes over the last couple of years, which increased the risk perception. Let’s start from the moment and go back in time.…
Why Turkey is no Botswana when it comes to corruption
Remember the famous mathematical formula for corruption? You have three major variables: sum up monopoly power in decision making and discretionary powers. The higher…