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Essays

Long-form analysis on Turkey and the region.

Defense-themed essay cover for Turkey's technology-sharing strategy
Defense Industry

Why Turkey Gives Away Its Defense Technology — And Why That's Genius

A strategic reading of Turkey's defense co-production model, arguing that influence today may come less from hoarding capability and more from becoming the network that distributes it.

Turkish Airlines aircraft at Istanbul Airport
Turkey and the Region

THY 800 Uçağa Ulaşacak. Asıl Soru Koltuk Başına Ne Kazanacağı.

Dünyanın en büyük hub'ı kuruldu, rekorlar kırıldı. Şimdi sıra ölçeği değere dönüştürmeye geldi. Bosphorus Cabin tezi: orta mesafede premium ekonomiyi yeniden tanımlamak.

Turkey-centered energy and infrastructure network illustration
Regional Geoeconomics

Axis Construction, Not Axis Shift: Turkey and the New Regional Center of Gravity

Turkey is often described through the phrase axis shift. A more useful reading is that the country is participating in a wider regional reordering shaped by logistics, defense industry, energy routes, trade and capital flows.

Hourglass scene representing pressure and movement in Turkey's economy
Turkey and the Region

The Hourglass Economy of Turkey

Turkey's economy increasingly behaves like an hourglass: pressure in the middle, resilience at the top, survival strategies at the bottom and a widening challenge for companies.

TrendOfis panel photo used for the Polycentric Istanbul essay
Istanbul and Polycentric Cities

Polycentric Istanbul: A New Business Geography for Turkey

Istanbul's next business cycle may depend on whether the city can move from a single dominant center toward a more distributed, polycentric office geography.

Senior living community scene representing the silver economy opportunity
Demographics and the Silver Economy

The Silver Economy Opportunity

Aging is often discussed as a burden, but for Turkey and the region it may also become a major opportunity in services, real estate, healthcare, mobility and lifestyle.