Tümay Ertek

Turkish academic
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IntroTurkish academic
PlacesTurkey
wasAcademic
Work fieldEducation
Gender
Male
Birth1938
Death2011 (aged 73 years)
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Biography

Tümay Ertek was born in Silifke, Mersin, Turkey, in 1938. He received his high school degree from Tarsus American College in 1958 and his bachelor's degree from Middle East Technical University (METU) in 1962. He received his master and Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin, United States. He served as a professor at Middle East Technical University (METU) and then Boğaziçi University for many years. During 1971–1972, he also served as the Head of Department at the Economics Department at Middle East Technical University (METU). In the meanwhile, he visited Khartoum University in Sudan, Pahlavi University in Iran, and Boise State University in Idaho, United States, as a visiting professor. Ertek became Associate Professor in 1981, full Professor in 1988, and retired from Boğaziçi University in 1995. Following his retirement, Ertek served at Eastern Mediterranean University in the Turkish Republic of Cyprus, and then at various private universities in Turkey. Ertek died in 2011. In his final years, he contributed to the development of the field of economics in Turkey by doing research regarding the Turkish economy and writing numerous textbooks for university students.

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