Author: Mahmut Ozer

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published its “Future of Jobs Report 2025”, addressing the transformations expected in jobs and labor markets due to technological change, geoeconomic fragmentation, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts and the green transition. The report compiles the perspectives of over 1,000 leading global employers – representing over 14 million workers worldwide – between 2025 and 2030. The report reveals that 60% of employers expect significant transformations in their workplaces by 2030 due to the expansion of digital access. The areas where the most substantial changes are anticipated include artificial intelligence and computing 86%, robotics and automation 58%,…

In the 20th century, the construction of a meritocratic system focused on human capital provided all segments of society with the opportunity to participate in social development. Services became massified and significant expansion was observed, especially within the middle classes. During this period, access to services – from education and health care to transportation – became much easier and more widespread compared to previous eras. Large populations were able to access these services with relative ease. In this period of relatively equal conditions, the middle classes attained a strong position in the labor market, and their share of economic development…

In his book “Debates on Türkiye: From Westernization to Modernization,” Vedat Bilgin offers detailed and comprehensive evaluations of Türkiye’s social structure, political transformations – particularly from the Tanzimat era to the present – and, naturally, the positions of political parties within these processes as well as their capacities to sustain and carry them forward. In his book, Bilgin highlights three major ruptures in Turkish political life. He identifies the first rupture as the disruption of the traditional state-society relationship, which evolved into a system of bureaucratic domination. The second rupture, according to him, is the mainstream adoption of Westernization policies…

The continuous advancement of science and the rapid transformation of daily life through technology is now a reality we all witness. Especially over the past century, we have seen major technological revolutions in this context. While these technological transformations have had positive effects on economic prosperity, their disruptive waves in the socio-economic sphere have often been met with concern. In places where their direct effects on the labor market were felt quickly, this concern gave way to strong reactions. Resistance to technological waves often reflects an attempt to counter the costly transformations they bring to the socioeconomic structure, rather than…

In this land, Türkiye, it seems quite difficult to break free from old political reflexes when it comes to viewing the West. Instead of producing solutions to its own problems independently, there is a deeply rooted tendency to take the easy way out by presenting the West’s preferences as ready-made solutions – and, when things get tight, to call upon the West for help. This reflex, of course, did not emerge overnight. Turkish political life has arrived at this point through significant ruptures over time. Behind this reflex lies a transformation in state-society relations, where the traditional order was disrupted…

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more widespread, fundamental transformations are occurring in processes and the skill sets of the workforce across all affected domains. In particular, concerns in labor markets are growing due to the expectation that the expansion of this technology may lead to job contractions. AI is not only taking over roles subject to automation but also engaging in non-routine cognitive tasks such as abstract reasoning, prediction and judgment. As a result, this concern extends from whether existing employees can retain their positions to whether new graduates can meet the expected skills in their job searches. Naturally, these…