Can Baydarol We woke up to the news that a ceasefire had been achieved on the second anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war, paving the way for lasting peace. There were…
Noam Chomsky (2010) That the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on without resolution might appear to be rather strange. For many of the world’s conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up…
Osman Şenkul The Stockholm University Institute for International Economic Research’s study, published on 17 June 2025, entitled “Cutting VAT, Cutting Prices: How a temporary tax policy brought real relief to…
Osman Şenkul What does economic growth mean to you? For example, are you very happy when the economy grows? Do you hope that you will definitely benefit from this growth…
Levent Gürses The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced September inflation figures on the last day of the week. According to these figures, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 33.29…
Can Baydarol The main motivation for writing this essay stems from the remarks made by Barrack, the US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Representative for Syria, to President Erdoğan just…
The OECD report, which highlights that the global economy proved more resilient than expected in the first half of 2025, states: “Nevertheless, downside risks are likely to persist due to…
Can Baydarol Our eyes were on the United States during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The messages delivered at the General Assembly, followed by the Erdoğan-Trump meeting at the…
Can Baydarol In my last article entitled Comparison, I attempted to compare the conditions of the economic crisis we experienced in the early 2000s with those of the economic crisis…
Levent Gürses The Central Bank made a significant cut in its policy interest rate, in line with expectations. The one-week repo auction rate was cut by 250 basis points to…
Ceasefire
Can Baydarol We woke up to the news that a ceasefire had been achieved on the second anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war, paving the way for lasting peace. There were…
The betrayal of Gaza
Noam Chomsky (2010) That the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on without resolution might appear to be rather strange. For many of the world’s conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up…
Lessons from Portugal’s success in food inflation: Take action and implement
Osman Şenkul The Stockholm University Institute for International Economic Research’s study, published on 17 June 2025, entitled “Cutting VAT, Cutting Prices: How a temporary tax policy brought real relief to…
If not for the wageearners, then for whom does the economy grow?
Osman Şenkul What does economic growth mean to you? For example, are you very happy when the economy grows? Do you hope that you will definitely benefit from this growth…
While below 30 percent inflation by the end of 2025 seems unrealistic, we discussed KAAN, F-35 and Boeing throughout the week
Levent Gürses The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced September inflation figures on the last day of the week. According to these figures, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 33.29…
An essay on sovereignty and legitimacy
Can Baydarol The main motivation for writing this essay stems from the remarks made by Barrack, the US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Representative for Syria, to President Erdoğan just…
OECD: Global economic outlook weakens as policy uncertainty weighs on demand
The OECD report, which highlights that the global economy proved more resilient than expected in the first half of 2025, states: “Nevertheless, downside risks are likely to persist due to…
Puss-in-the-corner? Blind man’s buff?
Can Baydarol Our eyes were on the United States during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The messages delivered at the General Assembly, followed by the Erdoğan-Trump meeting at the…
Is it sustainable?
Can Baydarol In my last article entitled Comparison, I attempted to compare the conditions of the economic crisis we experienced in the early 2000s with those of the economic crisis…
The Central Bank cut interest rates, the dollar rose, the stock market fell…
Levent Gürses The Central Bank made a significant cut in its policy interest rate, in line with expectations. The one-week repo auction rate was cut by 250 basis points to…