When Coups Succeed: Egypt’s Collapsing Economy has Lessons for Turkey

The Sisi regime’s lack of accountability towards Egyptians has engendered an unsustainable economic situation that almost exclusively benefits...

G20 Summit: Will the US Carry on Like a Bull in a China shop?

The US-China trade war is already having a negative impact on the global economy. If Donald Trump and...

Syrian Migration is an Opportunity for the Turkish Economy

This paper discusses the economic theory and empirical evidence behind immigration being economically beneficial to the recipient economies...

Root of Turkey’s Economic Troubles: US Foreign Policy

Turkish economy is the perfect showcase for how geo-politics affects economies, or more precisely, how a country’s rejection...

Oil, Gold, and Self Determination: Three Faces of the Venezuelan Crisis

This paper seeks to contextualise the political and economic crisis in Venezuela by exploring the various root causes...

Yellow Vests: Western Economies Need a Paradigm Shift

Dramatic shifts in Western politics can only be understood within a wider perspective of a changing power balance...

2019: The Year Ahead

This report provides a look ahead at 2019, focusing on what TRT World Research Centre researchers believe will...

BRICS with a ‘T’: Turkey is Looking for New Friends

This paper investigates what a potential BRICS membership might economically mean for Turkey in the light of the...

Is Manufacturing Dead?

Recently, there has been an acknowledgement that the economic primacy of manufacturing has been shrinking in line with...

Did the Attempted Coup Derail the Turkish Economy?

The Turkish economy rebounded strongly after the failed July 15 coup due to strong government intervention. Now the...