Ayhan Kızıltan, ben@ayhankiziltan.com , Mersin, Türkiye 19.10.2025 " Within the framework of the series PROJECTS FROM MERSIN TO TÜRKİYE , I have authored this article to underscore Mersin’s pivotal role and influence on regional economic growth. " The most accurate way to understand a city is not merely to look within its administrative borders, but to perceive its influence extending far beyond them. Mersin is exactly such a city. This is because Mersin gains its true signif

Ayhan Kızıltan,   ben@ayhankiziltan.com — Mersin, October 1, 2025 Is what’s happening in Gaza a war? Can there be a one-sided war? At best, it is the armed assault of the powerful against the powerless. What “war” are we talking about? In war, are babies, the sick, children, women—civilians—killed? Are buildings and hospitals bombed at random without verifying whether there are patients or civilians inside? What “cease-fire” are we discussing? One side has no meaningful fire

Ayhan Kızıltan, ben@ayhankiziltan.com , Mersin, 25 June 2025 Hello Mersin! Hello Türkiye! Hello World! You know the classic plot in American Westerns: A ruthless gunslinger, backed by the town sheriff, terrorises nearby farmers with his gang—threatening them at gunpoint until they abandon their land. Anyone who dares to defend their rights is framed or murdered with the sheriff’s support; farms are raided and burned, and the land is seized one parcel at a time. But—just befor