Turkey's secular brain drain
I had a lunch the other day with the former head of a prominent think tank in Washington. The first thing he asked was, “What’s going on in Turkey, for God’s sake? Experienced, senior people keep asking us for opportunities to work or move here.” I tried to explain the situation as far as I could. A wave of secular immigration from Turkey is a fact. Anxiety and frustration over Turkey’s course are prompting those who have the means to look for a future abroad. This is what they call “human capital flight.”
More:Turkey's secular brain drain - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
