Decade by decade review on 90th year of Republic
MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ- November/02/2013 It will take just ten years until the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, which was founded on ruins of an old empire. Every…Read more →
Araştırma – Haber
Is income disparity just 8-fold in Turkey? You should think again
MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ Hürriyet Daily News/ October 19 2013 Turkey’s income distribution survey is based on solely announcements by participants. As the incomes declared by wealthy classes and upper or…Read more →
Could Turkish gov’t cure poverty with 1 percent of national income?
Mustafa SÖNMEZ/ Hürriyet Daily News August/10/2013 Need for social service and aids are continuing as poverty rates in Turkey are still over European Union average. The rate of social aid…Read more →
Foreign investors make money off interest revenues
Interest rate revenues are at the forefront of foreigners’ earnings, as 52 percent, or $63 billion of Turkey’s investment income has been transferred as interest revenue for the last…Read more →
AKP’nin dış desteği çökerken…
Dış alem, RTE AKP’sine bir oyun etti. 10 yıl önce yerden alıp göklere çıkardı, havalara soktu, şimdi ise pat diye bırakıyor ve yere çakılan AKP ciyak ciyak bağırıp küfrediyor…Read more →
What left to sell after $54 billion of privatization
MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ/Hürriyet Daily News, July/27/2013 The wave of privatization has accelerated during the AKP era. Many state economic enterprises had already been sold and new privatizations are on the agenda…Read more →
End of ‘la dolce vita’ period with foreign capital for Turkey soon
Mustafa SÖNMEZ/Hürriyet DailyNews,June/ 20/ 2013 Turkey had attracted around $400 billion of foreign money for the last decade, but foreigners have now stepped back after the FED’s decision to end…Read more →
Ekonomi paldır küldür inişte…
Şemsiye birden ters döndü. Sanki nazar değdi(!). Bütün göstergeler AKP ekonomisinde paldır küldür bir inişin başladığını gösteriyor. Çok değil, mart ayı sonunda faiz indirimine giderek hedeflenen yüzde 4 büyüme için…Read more →
Construction surges after public lands opened during ruling AKP rule
Mustafa SÖNMEZ Hürriyet Daily News Construction became a rising sector during the AKP’s rule and after the 2001 economic crisis. As the government paved the way for using public…Read more →
Urban population objects to ‘sale’ of Istanbul by rent seeker actors
MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ Hürriyet Daily News 30 June 2013 The governments’ rent-seeking approach to Istanbul as a commodity has triggered the anger of city residents, who think another path of transformation…Read more →
Turkey at the bottom rung of ladder in investments abroad
Mustafa SÖNMEZ Hürriyet Daily News,June/08/2013 Despite the government’s boosted efforts, Turkey’a direct investments abroad constitute only 17 percent of those active inside Turkey, which have been measured at $185…Read more →
Foreign direct investment, neither sufficient nor ‘green’
MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ(Hürriyet Daily News, June 1, 2013) Turkey is holding its breath for more foreign capital inflow but the characteristics of previous inflows hint future ones may come…Read more →
Hopes of growth pinned on indebted domestic market
Mustafa SÖNMEZ Hürriyet Daily News May 25 2013 The Turkish government wants more economic growth, and growth in the domestic market seems to be the focus. However, there…Read more →