Güven Sak, PhD
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What does Gaziantep have that Diyarbakir does not ?
Have you visited seen Gaziantep or Diyarbakir? If you have, you can notice that the former is rich and the latter is poor. When I first visited Gaziantep, I felt myself…
It is bad to act like turkeys voting for Christmas
Turkey acknowledged this with the banking crisis of 2001. Before the crisis everyone through that everything was normal. There existed a false common opinion that the…
It is a good thing that which action the Bank will take with respect to the exchange rate is not certain
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) was to reinitiate regular FX (foreign exchange) purchase tenders. However the announced statement was different than those…
Ill fate of the Competition Commission of Pakistan
What is the first thing that comes to your mind about Pakistan? For instance, it might be the destruction caused by the recent flood disaster. The picture after the…
Is not having a star sector the end of the world?
Last Tuesday I began my words stating that Turkey does not have a star sector. The term 'star' referred to sectors exports of which grew with a pace above the average…
Why does Turkey not have any star sectors?
I recently heard that star sectors of Taiwan have been changing. While the ICT sectors used to be more important, these were recently replaced with solar energy sectors.…
Do you follow the developments in Kashmir?
What first comes to your mind when you hear the word Kashmir? For me, it is 'Bush the Second'. Or more precisely, it is a cartoon featured in The New York Times right…
What is the similarity between Sarkozy and Erdoğan?
President of France Nicholas Sarkozy kind of sabotaged the European Union summit meeting held the week before. He started to discuss with Barosso, President of the…
If it is about traffic, policy uncertainty can even cause death
While the referendum reduced political uncertainty, policy uncertainty has been increasing due to successive elections ahead. So, nowadays in advance we had better sit…
Do you watch the tea party days in America?
It is Tea Party time in America. They started with house meetings. It was right the beginning of the economic crisis. They had complaints. They were afraid. Now they are…
Hike in policy uncertainty is not good for growth, either
Let me continue from where I stopped last Monday: In the post-referendum Turkey, risk of political uncertainty decreased while that of policy uncertainty increased. It…
What does the referendum results imply for the economy?
The referendum following the Ramadan Festival brought about a strong 'yes'. In my consideration, voters stated that they are satisfied with the conditions in general.…