I believe that the attitude of the police towards protesters is one of the most critical stages of their mental transformation. So what happened...

  The bugging devices found in Prime Minister Erdoğan’s office triggered a debate on the Turkish intelligence services. To understand this story, ...

  If they leave their homes and join the labor force, women really can save Turkey. I remember a story in Bloomberg earlier this year that said...

  If growth rate remains around the potential rate at 4 percent, unemployment rate will be rigid at around the current 9 percent. In 2013 the...

  Deindustrialization is the surest way to stuck Turkey in the middle. Whenever I am asked to comment on the last 10 years in Turkey, I find ...

  If external conditions evolve in line with the assumptions I presented in the previous commentary, 2013 will be a better year than 2012 for Turkey...

  Competition driven by rental income takes place behind closed doors. It is for a reason that polls show a strong perception of corruption within...

  As the majority of the conditions that will influence Turkey’s economic performance in 2013 are not under our control, we have to design a set of...

  There seems to be no consensus between the allies regarding the political projections, risk perceptions and the identities of the future...

In the light of the available information, we can suggest that Turkey’s annual growth rate in 2012 will be around 2.5 percent. Having approached the...