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Can I Sell You Some Information?

Cemil Ozyurt
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Do you know how the oft-repeated phrase `we live in the information age` is transformed by the business world into money? Let's take a look at how the information being disseminated from the four corners of the globe is collected into a single integrated package before being then distributed.

March 15, 2007
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Written by Cemil Ozyurt

Looking for Marketers, Fast?

Cemil Ozyurt
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The best apricots of the world grow in Turkey. We also have one of the world’s richest cuisines. The best coasts in the world, places that are revered as holy by the three main monotheistic religions, the best view of a strait, hand woven regional carpets, each more valuable than the next, and the tastiest baklavas are all to be found in Turkey.

January 15, 2007
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Written by Cemil Ozyurt

Why There Are No Turkish Companies in the New York Times?

Cemil Ozyurt
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Every morning when I’m reading the business pages of the New York Times, my eyes long for a few things to read about a Turkish company. When I’m scanning the news about countries like China, India, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as European countries, I feel sorry that I cannot often see success stories about Turkish companies on these pages.

October 15, 2006
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Written by Cemil Ozyurt

Advice to Turkish People Who Want to Start a Business in the U.S.

Cemil Ozyurt
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From the title, do not think that I will give you the advice of a guru. My advice depends on my personal observations and experiences. I have advice for people who are interested in the proposition that creating a strong community is possible by increasing the number of successful Turkish businesses.

July 15, 2006
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We Beg Your Pardon!

Cemil Ozyurt
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Close your eyes for thirty seconds. Imagine that you have gone to work in a country whose name you have only seen on a map. There are hundreds of laborers like you on the plane, and you haven’t got any idea of the country that you are traveling to.

May 15, 2006
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Written by Cemil Ozyurt

Would You Like to Die in The Land Where You Were Born?

Cemil Ozyurt
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East or west, no matter where you go in the world, chances are you will encounter Turks. Maybe on a calm island in the middle of an ocean, maybe at an ice cream parlor in Japan, during a cab ride in Israel, in a village in Manchuria or on a construction site in Saudi Arabia. I do not even want to include the European countries in these examples.

March 15, 2006
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Abdullah Gul or Oz Bengur?

Cemil Ozyurt
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The vote of 600 thousand Turks in Germany in the last elections has been a serious determining factor for the race between Angela Merkel and Gerhard Schröder. Had the Turkish voters not have supported Schröder, the outcome could have been different for Merkel, who won the race by a narrow margin.

August 15, 2005
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Written by Cemil Ozyurt

Success and Ethics

Cemil Ozyurt
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Pittsburg, a small city with a population of 340,000, is home to the central offices of seven of the USA’s top 500 companies. The companies create 50 billion dollars worth of business volume in the city. Colorado, which in contrast has a population of 4.5 million, is home to 10 of the biggest companies and these companies create an economic cushion of 72 billion dollars.

July 15, 2005
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Don't Give Them the Upper Hand

Cemil Ozyurt
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The Armenian genocide allegation is one the leading questions that Turks living in US respond to. The claim is that Armenians, between one to two million in number, had been massacred. Responding to this claim with “they were not killed systematically but lost their lives during a war,” became a vicious cycle.

April 15, 2005
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To Those Who Feel Like Leaving

Cemil Ozyurt
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The title is from a much-loved Can Yucel poem, which tells about those of us who always yearn to go somewhere but fail to do so. In a way, it tells how some of us in America feel.

December 15, 2004
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Stop Lobbying, Start Writing a Letter!

Cemil Ozyurt
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“Honorable Senator, in the eve of coming elections, we kindly ask you to reconsider your promises one more time before you make any decisions that would upset Turkish Americans. Your support for the Armenian genocide claims deeply upsets us. We have been America’s best friend and ally. We fought side by side in Korea and during the Gulf War…”

November 15, 2004
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Get Over It!

Cemil Ozyurt
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I don’t know whether it emanates from our educational system or our interest in being superior, but we live in another dimension in Turkey. We consider ourselves to be living in the most beautiful country of the world and repeatedly claim that we have the best landscape, the best beaches, and the best food.

June 15, 2004
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The Anatolian "Melting Pot"

Cemil Ozyurt
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There’s an old lady in our neighborhood. She’s probably around eighty. Every time I pass in front of their door, I ask her how she is. I can see her happiness when she hears me speak Turkish. She seems to have a craving for a passerby or an acquaintance saying hello.

April 15, 2004
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Good Old 'Foreign Forces'

Cemil Ozyurt
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When I was an elementary school student, politicians, ordinary citizens and academicians, whose opinions were asked on state television, would all talk about theories in which “foreign forces” were involved. Every time I heard this argument, I used to visualize men behind masks, holding automatic guns, conspiring to weaken our beautiful country!

February 15, 2004
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