We are slowly seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for the Covid-19 epidemic, which has turned our lives into a nightmare since the beginning of 2019. While the return to normal is accelerating in countries with high vaccination rates, the common wish of all circles is to take the pandemic under control in 2022 and turn a new page. But now we are faced with another important fact…

The epidemic is retreating, leaving heavy damage on all world economies. High inflation rates and price increases on a micro scale negatively affect households. It is also feared that the debt burdens of countries will create a permanent global separation between rich and poor countries. So, how is Turkey building its future in this transition period? Will the extraordinary efforts of the business world be enough to meet the new era?

In the new issue of Strategy, our cover topic is “Where Will the Compass Turn for the Economy?” We investigated the direction of the compass of the world and Turkish economies.

In another important news topic, we examined the public offerings in Turkey. While 23 new companies joined the stock market this year, the number of companies in Borsa Istanbul increased to 432. With the public offerings, which are expected to accelerate even more by the end of the year, approximately 11.4 billion TL of resources was provided. You will read the record year of the stock market and the tips for the next period in our piece.

Turkey has taken a very big step in terms of entrepreneurship in recent years. Thanks to the success of companies such as Peak Games, Getir and Trendyol in this field, we hear more and more expressions such as “enterprise ecosystem, investment tours and investment”. In terms of entrepreneurial investments per capita, we are currently circulating under 1 dollar. But we have the potential to attract 800 million dollars of investment every year. Ege University Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. Serdal Temel wrote the behind the scenes and future of Turkey’s entrepreneurial step.

Speaking of the future, we think that our article about Fortune Magazine’s list of the 50 companies of the future, the business areas in which they operate, their stories and the values they create will inspire you.

Historian and travel writer Saffet Emre Tonguç will take you on a journey to discover the city we live in; he gives information about the latest situation in Fener and Balat, which have become the new attraction points of Istanbul.

In 2021, we took two more important steps in terms of ease of access to our Strategy magazine, which opened its doors to everyone with digital design instead of traditional printing. We launched our website www.strategydigitalmag, where you can access all issues of our magazine free of charge. We are also happy to meet you, our esteemed readers, through Turkcell’s Dergilik application from now on.

We wish you healthy days.