Notes on Turkey and the Region
Essays on Turkey, Istanbul, regional economics, cities, work and capital flows.
Recent Essays
Why Turkey Gives Away Its Defense Technology — And Why That's Genius
A strategic reading of Turkey's defense co-production model, arguing that influence today may come less from hoarding capability and more from becoming the network that distributes it.
THY 800 Uçağa Ulaşacak. Asıl Soru Koltuk Başına Ne Kazanacağı.
Dünyanın en büyük hub'ı kuruldu, rekorlar kırıldı. Şimdi sıra ölçeği değere dönüştürmeye geldi. Bosphorus Cabin tezi: orta mesafede premium ekonomiyi yeniden tanımlamak.
Axis Construction, Not Axis Shift: Turkey and the New Regional Center of Gravity
Turkey is often described through the phrase axis shift. A more useful reading is that the country is participating in a wider regional reordering shaped by logistics, defense industry, energy routes, trade and capital flows.
The Hourglass Economy of Turkey
Turkey's economy increasingly behaves like an hourglass: pressure in the middle, resilience at the top, survival strategies at the bottom and a widening challenge for companies.
Polycentric Istanbul: A New Business Geography for Turkey
Istanbul's next business cycle may depend on whether the city can move from a single dominant center toward a more distributed, polycentric office geography.
The Silver Economy Opportunity
Aging is often discussed as a burden, but for Turkey and the region it may also become a major opportunity in services, real estate, healthcare, mobility and lifestyle.
Turkey, cities, work and capital flows.
- Turkey and the Region
- Istanbul and Polycentric Cities
- Office Market and Work
- Capital Flows and Investment
- Demographics and the Silver Economy
- AI, Talent and Business Transformation