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Turkey’s contribution to the new world order
The TTIP engagement between the EU and the US should not be considered just another free trade agreement. Turkey immediately needs to overcome its domestic agenda and…
Just open that damned chapter!
The European Union-Turkey relationship has again moved from one extreme to another. The end result is still the same: the accession process is still on hold. It was on…
FED: Then and now (3)
Turkey has to make sure that this movement will not push unemployment up or GDP down. The way to do this is to prevent any loss of confidence in the economy. On June 1…
Would Mark Zuckerberg take to the park?
In the photo above, Zuckerberg is shaking hands with former French President Sarkozy. Which one do you think looks like the president? Mark Zuckerberg is only 29 years…
Overpraising
If the economy grows as expected by 4 percent in 2013, per capita growth rate will be 2.7 percent, lowering the average of the 2204-2013 decade. In my last commentary I…
Turkey’s traditional problems and Prime Minister Erdoğan
The government is trying to deal with historically bequeathed traditional problems. These are the Kurdish problem, the Alevi question and the secular-Islamist divide.…
What happens to Turkey if Iran becomes normalized?
If Iran becomes normalized, the importance of Turkey in the eyes of its western allies diminishes. Turkey has been snowed in under its own troubles for the last twenty…
The deepening of polarization and the economy
In the current era marked by critical steps in an effort to solve the decades-old Kurdish issue and put an end to the bloodshed, it is beyond comprehension how Turkey is…
A citizens’ movement taking shape in Turkey
Something interesting is happening in Turkey. First of all, I see empathy on the streets. The other day one of the modern day protesters of Turkey was telling me how she…
It is a good idea to hold a local referendum for projects involving Taksim
Local projects must be resolved one by one upon thorough discussions at the local level. Finally, yesterday there was a relevant and normal development. Hüseyin Çelik,…
Erdoğan and the changing character of demonstrations
So far the Justice and Development Partly (AKP) government has won all the political struggles against its traditional rivals. However, a new breed of opponents, limited…
The Gezi resistance and the great financial crisis: what’s in common?
During a long period of stability, major elements of instability might pile up slowly. Is there anything common between the underlying reasons for the global financial…