When two authors write the same article in Turkey If you have been living in Turkey for some time you have probably witnessed many amazing things, such as the exact same headline appearing in six different newspapers. Of course, all…

Freedom brings responsibilities Last week I wrote that creative Turks would have great potential if the government and society only let them be themselves. What better way to prove my point than to write about a successful technology entrepreneur…

Be lean and be in real time Lean enterprise and real time marketing are the two phrases that I hear most often these days. There are really few companies who can be either lean or in real time, let…

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…