What is happening around us? Turkey has been known as the melting pot of different cultures for centuries. These days it is also being increasingly dubbed the melting point of different economies. There are investors from various countries…

A most successful NGO One of the puzzling things about the Turkish ICT industry is the number of nongovernmental organizations in the field. There are probably around 35 NGOs working on various fields in the ICT world.…

It is springtime for TeliaSonera The company name TeliaSonera was not known to many in Turkey until their dispute with Çukurova Group. Lately they are making international news with strategic acts of putting their house in order. The…

Three lawyers to every two developers On Monday this week, İstanbul Bilgi University hosted a conference on how the Internet changes the way we think and act with regard to news and politics. It was called “e-.” The…

Turkey: A piracy loving country It is a well known secret that Turkey is no heaven for globally known brands as it is very easy to produce and sell copied products within the country. However I hadn’t guess that…

Filtering the Internet to suit Muslims The Istanbul World Political Forum was held at the Istanbul Convention Center on May 17 and 18. There were many discussions going on at the event, but the one that I was…

You can’t defend the slow network In the technology world in Turkey there are lots of complaints flying around these days, and even some legal cases. The technology firms and the regulative authorities sue each other about the fast…

Clean energy technologies vs MENA leaders There is a gold rush for clean energy technologies all over the world except in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The leaders in the region have a different political…

How to make Istanbul smarter? On February I asked whether or not Istanbul is a smart city. Recent events gave the answer without any doubts. Istanbul is definitely not a smart city. The start of repairs on the second…