My father used to take me to the theatre. Along with my father’s classmate, Uncle Hüdai Yaramanoğlu, a sales inspector with us but a playwright at heart, we would visit different stages and were sometimes even welcomed backstage. I still remember how, at Gazanfer Özcan’s theatre, the husband-and-wife actors noticed us in the audience and […]
DOPPELGANGER: THE FRAGILITY OF IDENTITY, PERCEPTION, AND REALITY Imagine one day, as you’re browsing online, you come across a profile carrying your name yet living an entirely different life. How would you feel? Or consider witnessing the rise of a figure who claims to represent you in society but has nothing to do with who […]
HOW CAN WE AVOID CONFLICT? My topic today revolves around family and business, a subject I’ve previously explored in my writings and interviews (https://muratulker.com/aile-sirketleri-gelecege-uzanan-deger-olusturmak/; https://muratulker.com/sirketlerin-sinirlarini-biliyoruz-ailenin-sinirlari-ne/; https://muratulker.com/aile-sirketleri/). The book Untangling Conflict: An Introspective Guide for Families in Business caught my attention. What makes it particularly fascinating is the way it uses the Srivastava family, which forms […]
EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION? THE EVOLUTION THAT NON-BELIEVERS BELIEVE IN Are most Muslims opposed to the theory of evolution? Do we see it as contradictory to faith in God? The only global research I have come across is a 2008–2012 Pew Research Center survey conducted across 22 countries with Muslim populations. On average, 53% of Muslims […]
ARE WE FOOLS? WERE WE DECEIVED? There is no single answer to this question. The desire to reach the truth, the urge to suppress uncertainty, the need to make sense of things or to find an anchor… all of these are tied to belief. Yet not every belief rests on a rational, “logical” foundation. At […]
BÜLENT ECZACIBAŞI: WE MUST ALL LEARN TO BE RECEPTIVE TO CRITICISM IN THE BUSINESS WORLD My guest today is Bülent Eczacıbaşı, a distinguished business leader who, like me, has taken to writing to engage with those interested in his insights. In 2018, he published his book İşim Gücüm Budur Benim, followed by Aklımızda Bulunsun in […]
THIRTEEN BILLION DOLLARS! Our team has carefully calculated, and the cumulative value of our acquisitions, sales, and mergers now stands at 13 billion USD. The driving forces behind this achievement are vertical integration, followed by horizontal growth in synergistic sectors and categories, and finally, focused globalization. I made two major acquisitions in different regions without […]
THE HIDDEN WORLD OF MANUFACTURING We often discuss digital technology. Some of us build digital identities, others move their businesses online, and workplaces undergo digital transformation… Today, “digital” dominates the language of the modern world, but how much of our lives does it really shape, and in what way? In my view, not much, yet […]
THE LET THEM THEORY: YOU CAN’T CONTROL EVERYTHING. No matter how hard you try, you cannot dictate what someone else feels, thinks, or does. People make their own choices, walk their own paths, and make their own mistakes. And in chasing after them, trying to fix, guide, or understand, you end up sacrificing your own […]
MAKE HAPPY, BE HAPPY! MAKE UNHAPPY, BE UNHAPPY! What if I told you that we commit every act of wrongdoing or bullying also harms ourselves? How would you feel if I mentioned numerous studies conducted in the field of positive psychology on this subject? It was a cry for help that drew me to this […]
