Introduction

While Turkey is undergoing fundamental changes on the political plane, we cannot see the same renewal in the economy. While the claim of a "New Turkey" is growing, the economic order remains a captive of old habits, archaic mentalities, and interest networks. The rentier system that exploits the nation's labor, unfair tax policies, and social degeneration turn the economy from a mere technical problem into a deep civilizational issue.

In this issue, under the title "New Turkey – Old Economy," we lay bare the system trapped in the vise of rent, injustice, and corruption. We question how the state's policies, aimed at saving the day, produce unpredictability, how society is losing its identity and culture, and how capital is distributed through privilege rather than justice.

We show that the bottleneck in the economy is not limited to technical headings such as interest rates, exchange rates, or inflation; it is directly connected to the erosion of the sense of justice, the lack of value placed on labor, and the collapse of social trust. Because an economic order is ultimately shaped by the morality, culture, and understanding of justice of a society.

The scene that confronts us today holds up a mirror to us all: for the state, capital, society, and individuals to see their own mistakes. This issue, titled "In the Vise of Rent, Injustice, and Corruption," opens for discussion the reality of an old economy that is incompatible with Turkey’s "new century" claim.

Contents

• If Turkey is New, Why is Its Economy Old? – Ömer Emre Akcebe

• Income Justice Cannot Be Achieved in Turkey with This Mentality! (Interview) – Uğur Civelek

• A Few Issues Regarding the Economy – M. Taha İnci

• Price Stability of States Throughout History – Prof. Dr. Ahmet Tabakoğlu

• Understanding the Soul of Economics – Oğuzhan Kulaksız

• The Banking System in the Vise of Interest and a Production-Oriented Model for Turkey – Mehmet Sami Pınar

• Economic Understanding According to S. Arvasi -I- – Murat Akdemir

• The Kurdish Issue, But What About the State's Issue? – İbrahim Tatlı

• Why Hamas Does Not Lay Down Its Arms – Ergin Bulut

• Prayer is the Believer’s Most Strategic Weapon – Handan Özduygu

• On Modernism and Distortion -II- – Ali Değermenci

• Neglected Important Issues -II- – Aliosman Dağlı

• To Gregor and Ourselves – Sara Bedir

• Necip Fazıl Did Not Like Those Who Were Not Ahl-i Sunnah – Abdurrahman Hacımelek

• Architect Cevat Ülger's Understanding of Painting and Caricature -I- – Hasan Hüseyin Akdağ

• From an Unsolved Search to its Owner – Yavuz Arslan

• The Digital Generation: The Power of Screens in Childhood and Youth – Aslıhan Tunçbilek