Korkut Boratav

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Korkut Boratav (born 1935) is a Turkish economist.

Boratav was born in Konya. After his graduation from Ankara Gazi Lycee in 1955, he continued his studies at Ankara University, Law School. In 1960 he became a lecturer and researcher in that university in Finance and Economics, by getting a postgraduate degree on Public Finances. He was granted a doctoral degree in 1964 with his thesis about “income distribution and public finance”. He taught at Cambridge University between the years 1964-1966. In 1972 he was granted an assistant professorship at Ankara University with his thesis about "Progress of the Socialist Planned Economy". In 1975, he worked as a specialist in the Health and Welfare Department of the United Nations Organisation, in Geneva, Switzerland. In early 1980, he became a professor at Ankara University. But after three years, he was dismissed from his position after the "1402" law put into effect by the Military coup of 1980 in Turkey. He then taught at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare from 1984-1986 and thereafter returned to his previous position at Ankara University. He has retired from teaching since 2002. He was honored in 2005 by a conference about his work, organized by Ankara University and Turkish Historical Society. He continues to publish as one of the most influential scholars of Turkish economy and economic history.

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Türkiye’de Devletçilik 1923-1950 (Statism in Turkey 1923-1950) (1962)
Gelir Dağılımı ve Kamu Maliyesi (Income distrubition and public finance) (1965)
Uluslararası Sömürü ve Türkiye (The international exploitation and Turkey) (1979)
Tarımsal Yapılar ve Kapitalizm (Agrarian structures and Capitalism) (1980)
Bölüşüm Sorunları ve İktisat Politikaları (Problems of economic distrubition and economy policies) (1983)
Türk İktisat Tarihi 1908-1985 (Economic History Of Turkey 1908-1985) (1988) .