If the motivation for the latest MCP decision was proper, so was the decision not to raise reserve requirements. I openly stated on Tuesday my...

Öcalan declared the first step of the negotiations a ceasefire to be followed by the withdrawal of armed militants from Turkey. Karayılan announced...

Each province and town in Turkey has a state house, a military headquarters, and a chamber building. Drinking tea all day is an integral part of our...

Like the rest of the country, my attention was focused on Diyarbakır for yesterday’s Newroz celebrations. Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan, both...

There isn’t yet any strong sign of moderate economic recovery having started in the first quarter I will make a pause on the series about the...

It seems that in Turkey it is impossible to do anything that is not somehow related to or connected with construction. But why? Gittigidiyor.com is...

The Syrian opposition elected their first prime minister at an Istanbul meeting. The efforts to build an alternative government will continue. They...

Due to the FX open position of the economy, rapid increases in exchange rate would disrupt balance sheets and hence lower growth. I will continue...

I believe that Ankara played to the crowds. I do not understand the meaning of the decision. I want to talk about two decisions made about the...

High FX open position is an economic disease: the economy is indebted in FX terms. During the last two pieces, I focused on the challenges facing...