Essays
Long-form analysis on Turkey and the region.
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.
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.