I went to see the Istanbul New Airport (İGA) on March 28. Due to winter conditions, the site was like a sea of mud mixed with snow. Six months later, I went to visit the airport this time together with a group of journalists.
İstiklal Avenue, the heart of Istanbul, is bleeding. Shops are being closed down. We are all telling each other about how major brands are moving out of the street but we are not actually doing anything about it.
Turkish PM Davutoğlu spoke in a joint live broadcast on ATV and A Haber the other day. I looked at the ratings. In general, the audience for Davutoğlu was 40th.