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70 percent of children cannot surpass their parents
In Turkey, the level of education has not changed from one generation to the next as 91 percent of families have educations of elementary school level or below. In…
The BRICs and Turkey (4)
Turkey cannot sustain the recent high growth performance unless it makes a breakthrough in overcoming the major bottlenecks. The last time I cited a quite recent study.…
The PKK’s European front organization: a weak link in the chain
Negotiations between the Undersecretary of the National Intelligence Organization on behalf of the Turkish government and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)…
The BRICs and Turkey (3)
Its “seventh-grade dropout” adult population coupled with low savings and investment rates do not depict a bright picture about Turkey’s future. Having a high domestic…
What does an engineer do in Turkey?
The problem is about the system. Engineers in Turkey do not practice engineering because of deindustrialization. I grew up watching the Star Trek series. The USS…
The ethnic conflict in Cyprus is turning into a greater game
Cyprus was already a rather complex problem. The discovery of natural gas reserves around the island has made it even harder to disentangle. There are two communities on…
The BRICs and Turkey (2)
China, India and Korea will be able to initiate major investments without borrowing from abroad for a longer time. Last Thursday I compared the BRICs (Brazil, Russia,…
Turkey does not consume meat and milk
In Turkey, the kilogram price of milk in 2010 was €0.89. Compared to the EU average, milk prices are 30 percent higher and milk consumption is 40 percent lower.…
Why promote the ex-Marxist Öcalan as a devout Muslim?
The Recep Tayyip Erdoğan government and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have started negotiating again. Several difficulties lie ahead. In addition to…
The BRICs and Turkey (1)
For the 2010-2012 period, Russia has the highest GDP per capita among the BRICs. Turkey’s GDP per capita is higher than the rest of the group. Brazil, Russia, India and…