Can you solve a problem by not naming it? That is how the Kurdish reconciliation process has been managed so far. Now, a new draft law on the issue...

When Egyptians was flooding to Tahrir Square, I was fascinated with the Arab Spring. Like many others, I too wrote in praise of the movement at the...

Can a city be defined by fakery? Here I am not talking about politics, which can easily be added to the list when talking about ultimate fakes. I am...

Leaders of both Turkish and Greek communities in Cyprus recently signed a joint declaration committing themselves to a confederation of two federal...

I have to thank Türk Telekom for reminding me yesterday morning that Turks, well at least 50 % of them, are celebrating the first anniversary of the...

Remember the old Misery Index of Arthur Okun and Robert Barro from the past? It is simply the sum of the unemployment and inflation rates. When it...

Turkey is mourning for its losses in Soma. A record number of miners have lost their lives. The death toll is creeping to 300, making it comparable...

Turkey is a country in flux. My personal history happens to cover all the major parts of my country’s transformation. I was born in the western part...

“Turkish economy still vulnerable to reversal of capital flow” reads the headline. It was a piece published last week by an S&P analyst on the...

The prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razzak, was recently in Turkey. The two countries signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). As I was listening to...