Economy

Interview · 24 April 2026

The Effects of the Israel–US and Iran War on Türkiye: Flight to a Safe Haven and the Potential to Become an International Financial Centre

In the current conjuncture, in which regional geopolitical tensions are deepening, the possible repercussions for Türkiye of the war centred on Israel–US and Iran emerge as an issue that must be analysed carefully not only in the context of foreign policy and security but also in terms of economic policy, public finance, the financial system, logistics infrastructure and institutional capacity…

Prof. H. Hakan Yılmaz

Report · 30 January 2026

Potential Areas of Cooperation between Türkiye and China from the Perspective of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan

The aim of this study is to highlight the similarities of objectives and strategic overlaps between Türkiye’s 12th Development Plan (2024-2028) and China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030). Within the scope of the study, the Belt and Road Initiative and the Middle Corridor Plan, digital transformation, green energy, smart…

H. Halil Afşarata

Analysis · 15 April 2025

The Political Economy of the US–China Trade War

Trade wars existed long before the emergence of modern societies. One of them is the Opium Wars waged with China in the 19th century. The British dispatch of opium produced in India to China over many years, and the Chinese emperor’s refusal to accept it any longer, led to a development that culminated in war…

Assoc. Prof. Müslüm Basılgan

Article · 28 September 2021

The Changing Position of Women’s Labour from Feudalism to Capitalism

In examining the present-day economic and social position of women, the historical process must be taken into account, because gender roles and patriarchy are not concepts that have existed since the dawn of humankind. In primitive nomadic societies there was no inequality in gender relations in the present-day…

Songül Ceren Özkan

News · 10 March 2026

Türkiye–China Economic Relations after China’s 2026 “Two Sessions” Meetings

Within the framework of Türkiye–China trade relations, and from the perspective of our institutional investors and companies focusing on the Chinese market, the “Two Sessions” meetings held in Beijing every year can be seen to offer important opportunities.