Notes on Turkey and the Region
Essays on Turkey, Istanbul, regional economics, cities, work and capital flows.
Recent Essays
Beyond Conspiracy Theories: Why Does the United States Support Israel?
An analytical examination of the institutional, religious, strategic, and electoral forces that shaped one of the most enduring alliances in modern geopolitics.
Turkey's Strategic Move: The New Regional Order
A reading of Turkey's infrastructure and defense strategy as the construction of a new regional center of gravity—not through military dominance, but through economic integration.
The Bold Card: Why Turkey Should Extend Its Hand to Greece
A pragmatic case for Turkey-Greece cooperation built on strength, shared heritage, and strategic advantage. Turkey has already won this contest—the real question is how to use that strength.
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.
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 a wider regional reordering shaped by logistics, defense, energy 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.
Polycentric Istanbul: A New Business Geography for Turkey
Istanbul's next business cycle may depend on whether the city can move 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 become a major opportunity in services, real estate and healthcare.
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