Turkey

In keeping with the country’s growing social needs and the breakneck pace of technological advances that the world has seen since the turn of the century, the need to amend and improve major codes in the law has become indispensable as of late. The government has been very active in trying to keep the legal environment current, and has introduced...

SOCIETY & ETIQUETTE: Tea drinking is ubiquitous in Turkey and it is a common feature of both casual exchanges and business meetings. Offering once is considered incomplete, so to politely refuse any offering of food or drink one may have to decline twice. In the same way, Turks will often politely...

Over the course of the past decade, Turkey's economy and society have undergone drastic changes: high GDP growth, the consolidation of civilian political control and the evolution of a more nuanced perspective on the country’s role in the region. The nation's growing prominence has led the international community to increasingly value Turkish...

Over the past decade, Turkey has experienced a number of important transitions that have led to demographic, economic and cultural transformation. These changes have made contemporary Turkey a regional focal point that many Turks regard as an extension of its influence in Ottoman times. Following a devastating banking crisis and economic...

Over the past decade, Turkey has experienced a number of important transitions that have led to demographic, economic and cultural transformation. These changes have made contemporary Turkey a regional focal point that many Turks regard as an extension of its influence in Ottoman times. Following a devastating banking crisis and economic...

Over the past decade, Turkey has experienced a number of important transitions that have led to demographic, economic and cultural transformation. These changes have made contemporary Turkey a regional focal point that many Turks regard as an extension of its influence in Ottoman times. Following a devastating banking crisis and economic...