You may think that being male or female is simply dependent on the gender of our bodies. But the nature of masculinity and femininity is not easily classified. In this article, I will try to explain the origins of the differences between men and women. Before we get into the details, let’s look at what […]
UNDERLYING CAUSE OF SUCCESS: STARBUCKS CORPORATION
Starbucks, an American corporation established in Seattle in 1971, and become one of the well-known companies around the world. The business strategy of Starbucks has facilitated the company to captivate scores of customers from all over the world, which reciprocally gives rise to being one of the biggest coffee house chains in more than 62 […]
URBAN IDENTITY
The word citizen was used, as someone who lives in a particular city in this assignment. (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) Do you think that individuals living in cities can be considered citizens? The phenomenon of the city is a dynamic concept that has a different meaning in every period of history. Cities are defined […]
STAGGERING DECLINE IN THE VALUE OF THE TURKISH LIRA
Ever can’t help thinking about why the Turkish Lira doesn’t appear to stretch as far as it is used to? The explanation is quite simple: It’s less valuable. In summing up the situation, Mahfi Eğilmez’s, a well-known Turkish economist who graduated from Ankara University, tweet is striking. He states that the Turkish lira has depreciated […]
THE COUNTRY RISK ANALYSIS
Country risk analysis is not a novel phenomenon in the finance literature, instead, it has a deep-rooted historical background. Owing to the fact that it facilitates multinational firms, seeking new opportunities abroad, to identify and assess the business environment in which they are to perform, the significance of the country risk analysis ought to be […]
A GLIMPSE INTO DEFINING THE REPUBLIC
Democracy is a bill of ethics that is based on virtue – Ignacio Ramonet The 97th anniversary of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic has motivated me to type these lines. Since I was a child, I have heard a lot about the republic. So, what do we know about it? What does […]
CONSEQUENCES OF LANGUAGE CHANGES IN THE MUSLIM WORLD
Arabic became the language of Islam when the Quran was revealed in it in the year 610. The Quran`s first audience were Arabs from Mecca and the first Muslims were mostly Arabic-speaking…Turkish itself also became a literary language with time after Arabic and Persian.
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC POLICY
Economics as a science dates back to the 1700s, and the market economy as we know it today also came into existence after the Industrial Revolution as well. Of course, there has been economic activity prior to that date and it is possible to explain the nature of it by using the current tools of […]
REGIONAL COOPERATION INITIATIVES: COMPARISON BETWEEN THE BALKAN PACT AND THE SAADABAD PACT
Historically, the Turkish foreign policy strategy is comprised of two different stages. Before evaluating these stages, there is a need to identify the objective of the newly formed Turkish government in the 1920s. The main objective of the Turkish government was to attain international recognition so as to be accepted as an equal member of […]
MOODY’S AND TURKEY’S NEW CREDIT RATE
Moody’s, which is an International Credit Rating Agency, decreased the Credit Rating of Turkey from B1 level to B2 level. This grade is 5 notches below the investment grade. The Republic of Turkey didn’t fall at this level even during the largest economic crisis of her history in 2001. There are countries such as Uganda, […]