Last month, we lost one of the symbolic figures of our Republic, the Sumerologist and Hittitologist Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, who had recently turned 110. I met her about 15 years ago after sponsoring a documentary produced by the successful filmmaker Serkan Koç. This friendship continued with a courtesy visit shortly
In the 19th century, the Orient Express began carrying passengers from Paris to Istanbul. Its final stop was at Istanbul’s most important hotel of the era—Pera Palas—where Agatha Christie famously wrote her novel Murder on the Orient Express. After watching the Netflix series about the Pera Palas, memories of my
I recently visited TÖDEB (Turkish Payment and Electronic Money Institutions Association), and during that visit, I realized I hadn’t written the successful exit story of Moka, a company I founded and one of the first in the industry. Also, in honor of my birthday this week and my new age,
When Mauro Icardi first joined Galatasaray, I was one of the few who said he would cause more harm than good. The main reason was his utterly ridiculous private life. Contrary to almost all Galatasaray fans’ opinions, I believe the last two championships could have been won without Icardi. Today,
On one side, we have our women’s national volleyball team—world champions and consistently ranked among the top—and Zeynep Sönmez, who won her first WTA title just last week. On the other side, there’s the world of Turkish men’s football, where insults fly freely, failure is hidden behind PR spin, and
I haven’t launched a campaign for an NGO in a long time. When the Make a Wish Association contacted me asking, “Would you launch a campaign for us at the Istanbul Marathon?” I decided to launch one. I believe that granting the wishes of children “suffering from a serious illness”
Last week, for the first time in my life, I attended a Teoman concert. It was at the Harbiye Open-Air Theater, and unfortunately, it ended up being a huge disappointment. Though it was Teoman on stage, it sounded like someone else was singing. I couldn’t believe how much his voice
Last week, I wrote about Köfteci Yusuf, who became a bad example in terms of professional ethics. After discussing this corrupted moral understanding that devastated our country, in this article, I will talk about a good journalist and patriot, Fehmi Köfteoğlu, who had the vision to elevate our country. Unfortunately,
The use of pork in major meatball chains, shrinking portion sizes, and various types of fraud—especially in the food industry, but also across nearly every sector… They all stem from the same source: the deepening moral collapse caused by inflation, which in turn is a byproduct of economic crisis. To
