Nas (2008): "Tracing the Economic Transformation of Turkey from the 1920s to EU Accession"

Nas, Tevfik F. (2008):

Tracing the Economic Transformation of Turkey from the 1920s to EU Accession.

Leiden & Boston: Brill/Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

Table of contents
1. Introduction

2. An Overview of the Turkish Economy: 1920–80

3. Stabilization and Restructuring during the 1980s

4. The Financial Crisis of 1994 and the April 5 Austerity Plan

5. Turkish Inflation

6. The Crisis of 2001 and the Program for the Transition to a Strong Economy

7. Economic and Policy Environment before the 2002 General Election

8. Macroeconomic Policies and Outcomes during the Post-2002 Election Period

9. Turkey and the EU

10. Starting the Accession Talks

11. Prospects for Full Membership: A Commentary

15th World Congress of the IEA, Istanbul, June 25-29, 2008

For more information on the conference:
http://www.iea-tek2008istanbul.org/

Macroeconomic Performances of Turkish Governments

"A Comparison of Macroeconomic Performances of Governments in Turkey, 1987-2007"
by Aykut Kibritçioğlu

Abstract:

In this paper, a macroeconomic performance index (MEP10) which consists of selected ten indicators is proposed to evaluate the relative performance of Turkish governments by using monthly data for the period of December 1987 – April 2007. According to the multi-staged evaluation process applied in the study, the governments are grouped in three classes:
(1) Relatively successful governments: 46. government (December 1987 – November 1989), 48. government (June 1991 – November 1991), 54. government (June 1996 – June 1997), and 59. government (March 2002 – April 2007),
(2) Relatively unsuccessful governments: 47. government (November 1989 – June 1991), 49. government (November 1991 – June 1993), 55. government (June 1997 – January 1999) and 53. government (March 1996 – June 1996), and
(3) Most unsuccessful governments: 50.-52. governments (June 1993 – March 1996) and 56.-57. governments (January 1999 – November 2002).The monthly performance index is also used to test some hypotheses regarding the relationship between the length of the governments’ term of office and their macroeconomic performances.

JEL Classification: E65 (Studies of Particular Policy Episodes), O53 (Economywide Country Studies: Asia including Middle East) ve C43

Key Words: Okun’s misery index, macroeconomic performance, macroeconomic stability, governments, political stability, general elections, economic crises, Turkish economy

Language: Turkish

Download: MPRA or Paper

World Bank: "Turkey: Country Economic Memorandum, 2006"

The World Bank launched "Turkey: Country Economic Memorandum - Promoting Sustained Growth and Convergence with the European Union". The study aims to contribute to the ongoing process of elaborating a strategic vision on Turkey's policy priorities during EU accession.
To download the full text of the report and/or get more information on it, you may visit:
http://www.worldbank.org.tr/cem2006

Forthcoming Book: The Turkish Economy

The Real Economy, Corporate Governance and Reform
Edited by: Sumru G. Altuğ and Alpay Filiztekin
London, UK: Routledge
For more information, please click here!

"EU foreign ministers agree on membership talks with Turkey"

Economist: The European Union and Turkey have finally agreed on a negotiating framework that will allow formal talks on Turkish membership of the EU to begin.

EU's Press Relies

Worldbank: "Turkey has today crossed the bridge to Europe. This date will go down as one of the most important days in Turkey's history. The opening of accession negotiations with the EU represents an historic moment for Turkey and the EU. The negotiations will be long and cover many difficult subjects, however the end result will bring great benefits to Turkey, the EU and the wider world. The World Bank applauds the decision of the EU Council of Ministers to approve the Framework Agreement and looks forward to supporting Turkey and the EU during the accession process."

Report: "Turkish Agriculture in the 21. Century with Special Reference to Developments within the WTO and EU"

Çakmak, E. and H. Akder (2005): "Çakmak & Akder: "DTÖ ve AB'deki Gelişmeler Işığında 21. Yüzyılda Türkiye Tarımı". İstanbul: TÜSİAD.
Download: http://www.tusiad.org/turkish/rapor/tarim2/tarim.pdf