World-class universities key to knowledge economy plan

By Yojana Sharma. Turkey is attempting to rise from being the world’s 17th largest economy to the 10th largest within a decade – but can only break out of the ‘middle-income trap’ by becoming a knowledge economy. That means nurturing world-class universities, science and innovation and links with industry, Davut Kavranoglu, deputy minister for science, industry and technology, told a conference in Istanbul in early July. Read more...