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Haluk Tükel
TÜSİAD redefines its mission and prepares to face the challenges
of the 21st century, writes the Secretary General of the association. |
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TÜSİAD research group
Turkey rebounded from the depths of the "crisis of 1994". But increasing political
uncertainty and stop-go policies curtail
the growth of the economy. |
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Halis Komili
TÜSİAD's chairman views the Customs Union as the harbinger of a new era in Turkish-European
relations. He draws attention to the importance of recognizing cultural differences
as economic integration is deepened. |
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Soli Özel
A panorama of the last thirteen months' events, trends and developments in Turkey's
domestic and international politics. |
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François Doppfer, The Ambassador of France
The seasoned and widely respected representative of France assesses Europe's future,
Turkey's prospects in the new Europe and Islamic politics. |
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A portrait of the novelist Orhan Pamuk
Photograph by Paul McMillen, essay by Murat Belge. |
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Gül Berna Özcan
Turkey's economic future rests as much upon its peripheral economic dynamos as
on its metropolitan industrial centers. Portrait of Gaziantep, first of a series. |
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Tuğrul Şavkay
Meet the many faces of İstanbul by indulging in Turkish cuisine. |
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James M. Dorsey
The reflections of a correspondent on his multifaceted post. |
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Beyond 1996: The spasms of a new era |
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Asaf Savaş Akat
As a careful observer of the Turkish economy, Dr. Akat is optimistic about Turkey's
economic future. His essay, "Between stability and stagnation: Turkey at the crossroads"
reviews the peculiar strengths of the Turkish private sector which were critical
for bouncing back from
the "crisis of 1994". If the public sector corrects its ways Turkey will indeed have
a bright future, he argues. |
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Ümit Cizre Sakallıoğlu
The last elections deepened Turkey's
political crisis. The Islamic Welfare
Party emerged as the leading party in the country. In "The energy, fragility and
lethargy of Turkey's politics", Dr.
Sakallıoğlu presents an analysis of the elections and probes into the structural
causes of the erosion of Turkey's political center. She suggests that we may be on
the
eve of an important shift in Turkey's
political culture and that the democratic system has strong roots. |
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Duygu Bazoğlu Sezer
Turkey is situated at the epicenter of three critical regions. Its strategic
role after the passing of a bipolar world may be more critical than before. Dr. Sezer
argues in her "On the faultlines of the post-Cold War disorder" that whether or not
Turkey will be able to rise to this challenge will be determined by its domestic
stability and by imaginative strategic calculations. She is concerned with the possible
inclusion of the Welfare Party in the government but believes that the Islamic party
will have to change its tunes when faced with international realities. |
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Nur Vergin
Turkey's choice is to be both European and Muslim, writes Dr. Vergin in "De-ruralization
and the quest for Islamic identity". She analyzes the advent of Islamist politics
as the push of the periphery for socio-economic inclusion and cultural recognition. |
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Aydın Uğur
Turkish society is discovering its true self. Like all such processes this is
a painful endeavour says Dr. Uğur in "Media, identity and the search for cultural
synthesis". The media play an important role in defining thenew cultural identities
in Turkish society and in the articulation of new political demands in cultural terms.
In the long run Turkish society will become a Western one carrying eastern traces. |
