Political Roadmap after Gezi Park Protests
As Gezi Park protests became politicized in a short time, the social aspect of the protests did not get adequate coverage and protests bequeathed a significant political legacy.
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Democratization Pains
Both what the future democratization efforts entail and how expedient they will be depend, not on Erdoğan administration, but on the opposition. Unless the opposition makes a move soon, democratization in Turkey will have to come gradually in mini democratization packages.
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The high interest - low exchange rate method was employed in the past yet resulted in high current deficit which was later compensated by low economic growth.
Trying to sweep this incident under the rug and calling it an isolated incident will contribute to the aggravation of the problems. The society, as a result, will begin to perceive hate crimes as normal.
The problem is a kind of change fatigue caused by constant changes rather than what this new change has brought.
The West still does not trust the political actors holding Islamic traditions in the Middle East, and it does not know how to interact with them effectively.
Is the World's Economic Center of Gravity Changing?
Although the 19th century was the European century and the 20th century was the American century, it is forecasted that the 21st century will transform into a more global century led by Asia.
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Enduring Economy Against the FED Decisions
In order to maintain stability in influx and out flux of capital, investment fund inflows should be encouraged and precautionary measures should be taken for the outflows. The Istanbul Finance Center project will prevent the capital in and out fluxes to be a factor of instability.
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The media sectors relationship with the government is not the only problem it faces today. The media establishment, media bosses and journalists are shaped by their ideological tendencies, as well as the governments positions.
In brief, the critical issue in building a new system is not whether or not to have an entrance exam. What matters is creating a mechanism in which the entrance exam will be designed to select a limited number of students.
The discourse over the protest shows more of a tendency for psychological analyses than a political stance. Explanations such as fear, feeling confined and repressed do not offer us any political clarification.
That Turkey has not signed a new stand-by agreement with the IMF does not necessarily mean that Turkey IMF relations have come to an end.
