What’s happening to entrepreneurs during this crisis? Turkish firms are somewhat used to crises - at least more than many developed countries. However, the COVID-19 crisis is unlike anything we have seen so far and believe me Turkish startups and entrepreneurs have seen it all, from terrorism to military coup attempts, from…

1 million coders initiative This week, first President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hinted at the possibility and then Treasury and Finance Minister Berak Albayrak announced the 1 Million Coders Initiative. Albayrak said that anyone can sign up to the 1milyonistihdam.hmb.gov.tr website and then start their lesson at the Communication Technologies Institution’s (BTK) online…

COVID-19 and the application industry COVID-19 has changed our daily behaviors greatly. We are not behaving like we were two months ago. We try to avoid going out, and when we do, we try not to commute and stay as far away as possible from other people. This behavioral change has…

Global joblessness in highly educated workforce All around the globe, in every industry people are losing jobs. class="cf"> According to Forbes, the latest numbers are as follows: Tripadvisor eliminated 600 roles in the U.S. and Canada and 300 more in other countries, as part of a 25 percent workforce reduction. An…

Virtual worlds are here to stay Digital platforms and virtual worlds are set to become the biggest gainers in the post-COVID-19 world. This is one of the 100 issues discussed in Walter Thompson’s updated 2020 report. According to the report, video chat app Houseparty was downloaded 2 million times during the…

Will virtual be the norm? It was not so long ago that online dating was frowned upon, yet it has become the norm in many countries. With the COVID-19 crisis, it has surged all over the world. class="cf"> The virtual world is dominating our dating life. We got used to it. Are…

Peak interest The sale of Peak has startled many in Turkey. A small group of people that makes up the Turkish ecosystem already knew that Peak was the first unofficial unicorn, but to the masses it came as a very big surprise. I have watched many interviews of Peak’s strategy director,…

Intelligent security COVID-19 has shown us that in order to survive we need to adopt new standards. We need to do our best to minimize the risk getting and or spreading the infection while we keep working so that the world economy does not collapse. class="cf"> Shopping malls, airfields, hospitals, parks and…

The long tale comes to an end The ownership of Turkcell has been a disputed topic for several years. The company was not functioning properly because of this conflict and had been performing below par. Now, the Turkish Wealth Fund is stepping in and buying the disputed shares, thus ending the…