May 20, 2012

Factory settings

Abdülhamit Bilici

If we were to give a title to an article discussing the problems most heatedly debated in Turkey, I think the best option would be “Woes of transitioning from an empire to a nation-state.”

An unusual group of Turkish businessmen: Anatolian Tigers

Atul Aneja

Watch out! Anatolian Tigers on the prowl.

They are an unusual group of Turkish businessmen endowed with a strong work ethic, a great spirit of public service, and who revel in camaraderie. Many of them are young first generation “capitalists”, emerging from humble backgrounds and hailing from the small towns and villages of Anatolia — once disparaged by Europhiles as the “backward” Asiatic part of Turkey.