Wikipedia and Turkey
The first time Wikipedia made the news in Turkey was when its founder Jimmy Wales came to Turkey for a keynote speech back in 2008. He was invited by the company Altivi. Almost all media…
What it takes to create the future?
For the first time in a long while, I was very happy recently with what I saw on the Twitter’s trending topic list. Finally something other than politics, sports or…
You wannacry, don’t you?
It has been a frustrating month for all IT executives around the globe. They were faced with the most devastating attack on IT systems that they had ever seen. This attack, different from many…
Let’s change the internet
We refer to the inventor of something as the “father” of it when we know for a fact that the person is behind the invention. Being a father of a “thing” is getting exceedingly…
Why Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, why?
Being an entrepreneur is difficult. You don’t have a steady income for a long time when you start up a company. Your opportunity cost is also very high if you quit your existing job…
The importance of STEM-A for Turkey
Two days ago, the Turkish Business and Industry Association (TÜSİAD) held a conference about STEM-A education and what it means for Turkey. At the end of the report, they had some suggestions…
What is the future of the Turkish automotive industry?
The Turkish government is hell-bent over producing a national car brand. There are various reasons for that, but most importantly, having a national car brand would decrease the country’s trade…
Is Siri a spy?
There is a very interesting debate about digital marketing among technology journalists these days. We are used to banners invading our screens or being tracked by cookies and shown the same advertisements over and over…
Is Siri a spy?
There is a very interesting debate about digital marketing among technology journalists these days. We are used to banners invading our screens or being tracked by cookies and shown the same advertisements over and over…
Technology is politics
I have been writing “technology is politics” for years but only now are political columnists jumping on the bandwagon. Any technological progress, any new device, any new service cannot be evaluated on its own. Technology…
