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Ideas on technology, international commerce, housing, and the institutions shaping our lives. Read these columns in English, with a direct link to each Turkish original.
46 columns available in English.
Who Will Build the School of the Future? Giving Teachers Their Time Back
Education’s future depends on the attention teachers can give their students as well as on new devices and programmes. Respect for the profession must take shape in everyday working conditions.
Read the column ↗Who Benefits from Natural Wealth? The Journey of Value from the Land
A region’s natural wealth does not automatically become prosperity for its people. Türkiye’s development vision should protect nature while strengthening local knowledge, production and incomes.
Read the column ↗Türkiye’s New Energy Question: Can We Deliver the Electricity We Generate?
Energy independence will depend on reliable electricity networks as well as new power plants. Grid capacity belongs at the heart of Türkiye’s development plans.
Read the column ↗Can Tomorrow’s Budget Be Spent Today?
Public debt is more than money to be repaid. It also shapes the decisions a country will be able to make. Fiscal discipline should protect society’s capacity to build its future.
Read the column ↗The Limits of Water, the Limits of Growth
A city’s future depends on more than new buildings and investments. It also depends on the water that sustains life there. Türkiye cannot treat water as a problem to solve after its development plans are complete.
Read the column ↗The New Map of Power in the Age of AI
AI is changing where decision-making power gathers. İhsan Erz examines infrastructure, institutional dependence, digital sovereignty, and the oversight needed to keep people in control.
Read the column ↗Globalization’s New Test: Common Rules
Growth in world trade does not necessarily mean growing confidence in shared rules. The question ahead is what common ground can sustain our economic connections.
Read the column ↗Between Housing Returns and a City’s Future
A rising home price does not show that life in the city is improving for everyone. Housing policy should also be measured by people’s ability to live safely and sustainably.
Read the column ↗Türkiye’s Balancing Act Amid Disrupted Trade Routes
As shipping and energy routes become less predictable, Türkiye’s lasting advantage will depend on more than geography: it will depend on trust.
Read the column ↗What We Should Know as America Heads Toward the Midterms
U.S. midterm elections shape far more than Washington’s party balance. Congress and local government decisions also reach into lives and interests beyond America.
Read the column ↗Two Countries, Closely Related Languages, Many Misunderstandings
Closeness between Türkiye and Azerbaijan makes news travel quickly. It also makes careful reading of the full text and context more necessary.
Read the column ↗Where Does a Disabled Person Go After Completing a Course?
Free courses can open a door to social life. Their lasting value depends on accessible routes, meaningful work, and a voice in shaping the program.
Read the column ↗How Do We Protect People’s Savings? After the Fund Investigations
Protecting savings requires clear information, timely oversight, and a practical path to redress—not simply asking victims why they believed.
Read the column ↗Antibiotic Resistance: A Danger That Begins in the Medicine Drawer
The habits around a half-used antibiotic packet connect our homes to a growing global problem affecting people, animals, and the environment.
Read the column ↗The Dog on the Balcony: The Unseen Problems of Owned Animals
Having an owner does not ensure good care. Understanding an animal’s needs can protect its welfare and the peace of its neighbors together.
Read the column ↗What February 6 Taught Us About Volunteering
Solidarity becomes more effective when volunteers know their role, their skills, and their coordination network before disaster strikes.
Read the column ↗Why Do We Keep Putting Off Earthquake Preparedness?
Knowing the risk is only the beginning. Families and communities need practical plans and a clear path forward when buildings prove unsafe.
Read the column ↗Digital Childhood | Part 2 — Can a Social Media Age Limit Protect a Child on Its Own?
Age limits need safe platform design, effective reporting, and a home where children can seek help without fear of punishment.
Read the column ↗Digital Childhood | Part 1 — Taking the Phone Away Is Not Enough: Who Is Behind the Screen?
Screen time alone cannot tell us whether a child is safe online. Trust, privacy, and everyday conversations matter just as much.
Read the column ↗AI and Work: A More Important Question Than How Many Jobs Will Disappear
The future of work depends on who shares the costs and gains of technological change, and whether workers have training, agency, and recourse.
Read the column ↗We Have Discussed School Bus Fees. Let’s Discuss Safety Too
A school transport system should make costs transparent and safety standards enforceable throughout the school year.
Read the column ↗New Routes in Diyarbakır: Count the Time Spent at the Stop Too
Public transport should be judged by the full door-to-door journey, dependable service, accessibility, and the experience inside the vehicle.
Read the column ↗Who Keeps Track of the Bread We Throw Away?
Food waste has a cost beyond the shopping bill: labor, water, energy, and the security of our shared food system.
Read the column ↗The Reliable Food App: A Tool for Citizens, a Responsibility for the State
Digital transparency can strengthen food safety when reports lead to accountable action and public inspection retains its essential role.
Read the column ↗Diyarbakır’s Accessible Vehicle Decision: A Good Start, but Not Enough
Accessibility must work across the whole journey and become an everyday city standard, shaped with the people who rely on it.
Read the column ↗The Heavy Price of Easy Money: Illegal Betting
Illegal betting reaches beyond lost wagers into family savings, borrowed bank accounts, addiction, and the networks that sustain it.
Read the column ↗Youth Unemployment and Staff Shortages: Two Sides of the Same Problem
Connecting education and employment requires real skills, fair working conditions, meaningful first opportunities, and feedback from graduates.
Read the column ↗Why Do Diyarbakır’s Young People Look for Their Future in Other Cities?
Keeping a city’s young talent requires more than a job: it requires skills, opportunity, cultural life, and a credible future.
Read the column ↗A Country Can Lose Exports in Communication as Well as in the Factory
International trade depends on the trust built through clear, consistent communication at every point of contact with a customer.
Read the column ↗Digitalization Is Incomplete Unless It Includes Everyone
Digital public services succeed when people can use them independently, confidently, and safely, with accessible human support when needed.
Read the column ↗The Link Between a Diploma and Life Is Weakening
Education retains its value when knowledge, practical skills, and a genuine first opportunity connect graduation to a future.
Read the column ↗Digitalization in Small Businesses Does Not End with Opening an Account
Choose technology by identifying where time and information are lost, then measure whether customers and daily operations actually benefit.
Read the column ↗If Everyone Reports the News, Why Do We Still Need Journalists?
Journalism earns its value through verification, context, original reporting, and the responsibility to correct mistakes.
Read the column ↗Diyarbakır Is Growing. City Life Should Improve at the Same Pace
Urban growth should improve daily life through safe streets, shade, accessible transport, public spaces, and a living cultural memory.
Read the column ↗As Villages Empty, Are Cities Really Winning?
Rural and urban futures depend on one another. People who want to stay should have viable livelihoods, services, and access to markets.
Read the column ↗When a Ship Sinks, Trust Takes on Water Too
Maritime safety is a chain of responsibilities beginning before departure. Transparent investigation must lead to enforceable prevention.
Read the column ↗Does Clearing the Streets Solve the Problem?
Public safety and humane animal care belong in the same accountable system. Moving animals out of sight cannot replace a lasting solution.
Read the column ↗The Street Dog Problem Is Solved Through a System
A durable solution combines population data, health and behavior programs, responsible adoption, and shared public accountability.
Read the column ↗Why Did Anatolia Fall Silent Before August 30?
The Great Offensive’s unseen infrastructure offers a lesson in information security, disciplined preparation, and the timing of communication.
Read the column ↗Victory’s Quiet Language: Why Did Anatolia Fall Silent Before August 30?
The Great Offensive reminds us that clear orders, secure communication, careful timing, and unseen organizational work also shape history.
Read the column ↗Street Dogs: Collection Is Not Enough. We Need a System
Lasting dog population management connects public safety, animal health, responsible ownership, behavioral assessment, and transparent results.
Read the column ↗How Is the New Animal Law Being Implemented on the Ground?
The real test of animal legislation lies in shelter conditions, reliable records, independent oversight, and lasting adoption.
Read the column ↗More Than an Exam: A Race for the Future
Young people preparing for exams need understanding, supportive study spaces, and confidence in life beyond a score.
Read the column ↗Diyarbakır’s Digital Field
E-commerce becomes local development when a city builds its own brands, skills, data strategy, and digital ecosystem.
Read the column ↗The Street Dog Crisis
Safety and compassion can share the same plan when cities replace reactive slogans with data, coordination, and accountable care.
Read the column ↗A New Fortress in Real Estate
Professional standards build confidence when oversight works, competition survives, and small businesses can meet meaningful requirements.
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