Merve Sancak is a Lecturer in Loughborough University London. Her research sits in the intersection of international political economy, comparative political economy, economic sociology, and development studies. More specifically, she is interested in understanding how national and global politics and institutions interact, and affect the development experiences of late industrialising countries.
How Erdoğan framed his science and tech 'great achievements' as part of election campaign
May 29, 2023 05:32 am UTC| Politics
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ruled Turkey for the last 21 years. In the first few terms of his rule, Turkey experienced significant economic growth and a reduction in inequality. This was widely believed to be a...
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