The expectation that the FED will aggressively increase interest rates before the anticipated timeframe dampened the risk appetite towards Turkey and...

Deliberative democracy is the best prescription for all types of discontent. Turkey needs further dialogue and more tools for deliberative...

If the FED does “now” what it did “then” (in terms of direction and magnitude) what would be the consequences for Turkey? In the last couple of...

I remembered the famous Robert Frost poem “The Road Not Taken” while listening to M. Marzouki in Ankara the other day. The poem reads, “Two roads...

In these times where quality is becoming more important than quantity, walkable cities rich with parks and restaurants are integral parts of the...

The more active stance taken by Hezbollah and Iran in the Syrian civil war made the Turkish government angry and triggered a series of reckless...

In the light of the information available, 4 percent growth in 2013 is still achievable. Lately I have addressed the vulnerabilities facing...

Middle class implies stability. Not in the sense of creating it, but registering it. I think there are two types of persons: those who have bank...

Every year, more than 30 million tourists visit Turkey, making it the sixth largest tourist destination in the world (excluding the United States...

Despite all the praise and credit, no country is immune to crises. This is a critical lesson to learn. Do you remember the well-known economic...