

Beyond the Market: What Makes a Good Economist Today?
“Economists should be like dentists,” John Maynard Keynes once said , technical, precise, and practical. Yet, for all their technical...
Arda Tunca
Apr 24, 202510 min read


Beyond the Market Myth: The Institutional Logic and Contradictions of Capitalism
In prevailing economic discourse, capitalism is typically understood as a market system, a neutral mechanism through which supply meets...
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Apr 22, 20258 min read


The Man Who Measured Uncertainty: Heisenberg, the Nazis, and the Bullet That Never Fired
It was the winter of 1944, and a young American spy named Moe Berg sat in a theater in Zürich, Switzerland, with a pistol hidden in his...
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Apr 21, 20255 min read


After İmamoğlu’s Imprisonment: Eight Scenarios for Turkey’s Political and Economic Future
Introduction Ekrem İmamoğlu’s imprisonment has set in motion a turbulent process whose outcome is uncertain. Where will this lead Turkey?...
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Apr 14, 202519 min read


The Turkish Economy After March 19: A Shift Toward Instability and Contraction
March 19, 2025 marked a turning point for Turkey, where political and economic fractures began to accelerate. The Minister of Finance and...
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Apr 8, 20253 min read


Trump’s Tariff Shock: How Protectionism Is Unraveling Global Trade and Supply Chains
In almost just a couple of months, Donald Trump has rolled back over a century of U.S. trade liberalization, plunging the global economy into a dangerous and uncertain phase. His sweeping new tariffs, including a blanket 10% duty on most imports and additional bilateral charges, have taken U.S. trade policy to its most protectionist point since 1909. This is not just a shift in numbers or a temporary political maneuver. It’s a radical transformation with real economic consequ
Arda Tunca
Apr 6, 20254 min read


A Marriage Under the Comet: Superstitions, Science, and Social Critique
In 1910, news spreads that Halley's Comet will crash into the Earth. The news causes a great stir in Ottoman society. From neighborhood...
Arda Tunca
Apr 2, 20256 min read









