Essays on Turkey, Istanbul, regional economics, cities, work and capital flows.https://furkanbayoglu.org/https://furkanbayoglu.org/essays/hourglass-economy-turkey/https://furkanbayoglu.org/essays/hourglass-economy-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.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://furkanbayoglu.org/essays/polycentric-istanbul/https://furkanbayoglu.org/essays/polycentric-istanbul/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.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://furkanbayoglu.org/essays/silver-economy-opportunity/https://furkanbayoglu.org/essays/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.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://furkanbayoglu.org/essays/axis-construction-not-axis-shift/https://furkanbayoglu.org/essays/axis-construction-not-axis-shift/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.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT