By Mehmet Enes Beşer Let’s be honest: the old “one sheriff in town” story is tired. You still hear it in policy speeches—usually delivered with a straight face—but it doesn’t describe how the world actually behaves anymore. Power is scattered. Influence is negotiated. And most countries, if you catch them off-script, will admit they’re already living in a world where ...
By Recep Erçin / Economics journalist After two major earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş and Hatay, 11 provinces of Türkiye were declared disaster areas. The provinces represent 9-10 percent of Türkiye’s gross domestic product (as of 2021), according to official data. Türkiye’s national income was 7.2 trillion Turkish Lira as of 2021. According to TUIK data, the contribution of provinces to 2021 ...