Still investing in Turkey Foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of the key figures that tells us how a certain country is seen by outsiders. If the FDI is high it means the perception of the country by the outsiders is rather positive. It also means confidence in that country’s economy is…

Turkish Lira vs. Turkish technology industry Lately everyone has been talking about interest rates and the fall of the Turkish Lira against other currencies. These have a few serious consequences on the Turkish ICT industry. Firstly, with the rising dollar against the lira, the prices of all hardware and software programs…

Revolutionizing movie going One of the things that mentors love to say to entrepreneurs is “think global.” What they mean is that a startup should not just focus on a local market, even at birth. Of course, this piece of advice is rarely kept, as going global is usually feared by entrepreneurs.…

The new fintech frontier: Financial health Recently, I had written that the Turkish startup ecosystem is very small compared to other countries such as Germany, Portugal, Israel, the United States, and Canada, etc. However, the growth rate of the ecosystem is promising. class="cf"> It is safe to say an ecosystem is only as strong…

Why Turkey and Japan should collaborate more? Turkish people have positive views on Japanese people and culture as they find it both similar and exotic at the same time. According to a public survey in Turkey conducted by the Japanese Foreign Ministry in 2012, 83.2 percent of respondents said relations between Japan…

Cyprus is fastest way to obtain European passport As the elections draw near everybody is thinking a little bit more about their future than ever. Regardless of whom they support, a few main themes come up when you talk to people. Turkish people want to be able to travel to any country…

How useful was social media for the Turkish elections? I’ve written before the elections that main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce dominating social media would probably not translate into a victory in the June 24 elections. I stressed that the followers of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by and…

How to win in an economic crisis There is a debate among economists these days. Some say we will have a crisis soon, others say we are already in one. However, some say we will never have an economic crisis. I will dismiss the latter and will write about what the case…

It’s all about data In his book “From 0 to 1,” Peter Thiel tells the secrets of building a fast-growing startup. He underlines that it is all about being the monopoly in any field. If you can achieve to be the only source of a service or a product, he says, you…

Silicon Valley must change its ways We technology journalists usually love everything about Silicon Valley. We love the founding fathers of IT businesses, the decorations of offices, we find new ways to motivate people very innovative, we are amazed by the personalities of the valley, and all in all we just love…