Cheap coal or safety? Last week I wrote about how good it is to be a lean company. This week, I want to elaborate more on that, because I believe that in Turkey we need to be as…

The golden word: Security ERSU ABLAK Security has become the most used and abused word of our time. Both physical and virtual security matters a lot to individuals, SME’s and corporations. Security had, in fact, been one of…

Where to invest if you are thinking about a tech startup in Turkey? The startup scene is newly developing in Turkey. It is still not very mature and unfortunately it is mostly about “me too” type of endeavors.…

Singularity in Internet trends One of the peculiar things about the Internet and the technology ecosystem is the fact that the numbers and the percentages of the rest of the world always converges to the numbers of U.S. at…

Get IPTV to make your children more creative In Turkey education is one of the main focus areas of the government. The education budget has been increased and new schools and universities have been opened in many cities.…

George Orwell was an optimist “The two greatest tools of our time have been turned into government surveillance tools. I’m talking about the mobile phone and the Internet. George Orwell was an optimist.”These words are from Mikko Hyppönen who…

Who dominates Turkish social media? TED talks make us all think harder about various amazing phenomena. Their subjects range from personal experience to scientific projects, from minor daily acts to huge social behavioral patterns. I have listened to…

Four for 2015 It is that time of the year when everybody lists trends. I should not miss this opportunity to write about the future either. Out of all of the lists that I read, I think the…

Let’s co-op for the future Because the year 2014 ended yesterday, it is time to think about the coming year. When I think what would be the single most important thing we need in 2015, I would say…