Bülent Danışoğlu

Bülent Danışoğlu

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Ekonomist. Bülent Danışoğlu,Kudret Emiroğlu ve Binnur Berberoğlu ile birlikte "Ekonomi Sözlüğü"nün (Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları - 2006) yazarıdır.

Bülent Danışoğlu

Turning municipalities into something else

Turning municipalities into something else

A government accustomed to absolute power will strive to prevent power from remaining outside itself. The recent escalation in political rhetoric should be seen as a sign of this tendency. The indifference of most opposition parties to the appointment of trustees in place of elected mayors reinforces the danger.

6 February 2024

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Reinforcing inequalities with regional minimum wage

Reinforcing inequalities with regional minimum wage

No matter what kind of regional classification is made, workers in Kurdish cities will officially receive lower wages than those working in other regions

14 December 2023

Rural cooperativism is essential for urban dwellers, too

Rural cooperativism is essential for urban dwellers, too

Rural cooperativism is a topic that has been neglected for years. This approach has led to the agricultural sector in the country reaching the brink of collapse. But now, it not only threatens the rural areas but also the access to food in cities.

The cost of exiting the crisis for Turkey

The cost of exiting the crisis for Turkey

The increase in the exchange rate will raise the costs for industries heavily dependent on imported raw materials and intermediate goods. To balance this, reducing labor costs will be presented as a necessity.

Iran, always very near

Iran, always very near

Most practical way to understand the socio-economic structure of Iran will be to compare the situation in Iran with data from Türkiye. Evaluating both similarities and differences may make it easier for us to understand Iran.

8 November 2022

The power of black money

The power of black money

Mafia states, dubious relations, and net errors and omissions... Drugs seized at customs don't show that the fight against drugs is good in Turkey but the things are getting worse and worse.

Cheap labor and food inflation at the same time

Cheap labor and food inflation at the same time

Governments that view cheap labor as an instrument of growth already tend to implement anti-democratic practices; we should take into account that repression may increase even more in periods like this.

Looking for an easy way out: the gold rush

Looking for an easy way out: the gold rush

After no money could be found under the mattress, it is time to look for gold. Why would a person hand over a tool to the system by their own hands despite resorting to that tool because they do not trust the system?

18 February 2022

Drifting from one mistake into another

Drifting from one mistake into another

It is not possible for the state to compensate the difference between the exchange rate increase and the interest rate for a long time. The possibility of an election in the fall has increased very much.

22 December 2021

The appetite for armament

The appetite for armament

Do we have to buy so many weapons? What are we giving up to buy so many weapons? Is it possible to both fill the country with this many weapons and to combat poverty?

12 October 2021