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“To look at science through the prism of the artist, but also to look at art through the prism of life.”
- The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music (F.W. Nietzsche)
Omnia dubitanta sunt - Everything is in doubt


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...
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5 days ago10 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 228 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 1419 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 83 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...
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Apr 64 min read


Turkey Under Siege
To better understand the political crisis that Turkey has fallen into today, one must go back to 2015. In June 2015, the AKP (Justice and...
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Mar 305 min read


History, Economics, and the Unlearned Lessons of the 1930s
Recent global developments have led many to draw parallels between our current era and the 1930s. The rise of nationalism, economic...
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Mar 94 min read


Economic Crises and the Rise of Nationalism: A Global Perspective
At the core of the concept of “citizenship” lies patriotism. You cannot create a “citizen” out of people who do not love the culture,...
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Feb 246 min read


The Connection Between Economic Changes and Literature’s Coverage of Societal Issues
Economic changes have long been a driving force in shaping societies, influencing social structures, cultural norms, and political...
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Feb 233 min read


Global Rise of the Dangerous Right-Wing
For some time now, protests have been taking place in Germany against the rising Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party. AfD is...
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Feb 177 min read


Are We at a Dangerous Point?
Yes, we are at a dangerous point. In the globalization process, social inequalities have spread and increased. Today, the concept...
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Feb 124 min read


The Crisis of International Trade: Tariffs
Tariffs, Trump, protectionism, liberalization, trade wars, China, WTO, USA, tax, internationall trade
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Feb 94 min read


Economists warn about minimum wage: 'Realized inflation should be used in salary increase calculation'
https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/cgej9jn49qlo
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Feb 91 min read


Messages from 2024 to 2025
The world is entering 2025 in an environment of multifaceted chaos. A 54-year dictatorship in Syria has been overthrown . It is not yet...
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Feb 93 min read


Exploration of Alternatives in Supply Chains
Supply chains, trade wars, Trump, international trade, trade policy, economic integration, trade blocks, fragmentation
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Feb 95 min read


Asia’s Success, Germany’s Defeat: Automotive Industry
It is clear that the measures taken against the climate crisis can be transformed into projects within the framework of politics and...
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Dec 3, 20249 min read


Trump’s Hot Agenda: Crypto Assets
The global total gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of 2023 is $105.4 trillion . The assets of the world's largest 1,000 banks are...
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Dec 3, 20246 min read


Theories Developing in Conditions of War and Depression
The period between 1914 and 1945 marks years of turmoil in European history. Two world wars and the greatest economic crisis ever seen...
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Nov 13, 20246 min read


The Process Leading to the 1929 Depression and Its Causes
There have been many different views on what the factors that caused the 1929 Depression were. These views were discussed especially by...
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Nov 13, 20246 min read


Development of Mathematics, Statistics and Econometrics in Economics
It is essential that branches of science use methods to conduct research and develop theories. There is philosophy behind the method. The...
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Nov 13, 20247 min read
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