Güngör Turan, professor of labor economics and social policy Department: Economics, Epoka University E-mail:
[email protected] Phone: +355 4 232 086 /160 (internal) Web: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Güngör_Turan
Education
PhD, Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Social Sciences, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations Program-1996, Izmir, Turkey.
MS, Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Social Sciences, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations Program-1991, Izmir, Turkey.
BC, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences-1988, Izmir, Turkey.
Research Interests
Macro and micro labor economics, social policy, human capital and education, human development, economics of migration, European Union social policy and labor market, human and social rights, economics of trade unionism, transition economies, marketing economy, unemployment, employment, wages, poverty and economics of inequality, labormanagement relations, economics of collective bargaining, new management techniques in the workplace, industrial relations, entrepreneurship and economic growth.
Courses taught
Introduction to Economics, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Managerial Economics, Social Policy and Industrial Relations.
Awards and Honors
The Economics of Collective Bargaining in Turkey, a research paper financed by Dokuz Eylül University and Turkish National Productivity Center, 1991-96.
Technological Problems of SMEs and theirs solutions in Turkey, 1st rank award in a research project competition organized by Dünya Daily Economy Newspaper, 1993.
Using Solar Energy Heating Systems in Centralized Buildings to Prevent Air Pollution in Aegean Region, 1st rank award in a research project competition organized by Charity of Environment Protection and Research (ÇEV-KOR Foundation), 1991.
The Term of Work Accident and Its Legal Problems Framework Bag-Kur Law, mansion award in a research project competition organized by Turkish Ministry of Labor, 1991.
A Research on Measurement Criteria of Turkish Labor Productivity, a research paper financed by Dokuz Eylül University and Turkish National Productivity Center, 1989-91.
All publications and citations: Open access from google scholar by following link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar, by searching “Gungor Turan” Open access from research gate by following link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guengoer_Turan Selected Publications: International Academic Journals by SSCI-Thomson Routers Indexed:
Turan G., Dinç A., Halow N. , "The Influences of Azadi's Thoughts on Turkmens' Economical and Social Life in 18th Century" (In Turkish), bilig, Journal of Social Sciences of The Turkish World, Vol: 60, winter 2012, pp.111-130. http://yayinlar.yesevi.edu.tr/index.php?action=bilig_static&bilig_id=57&page=hakkinda&la ng=en/
Turan G., "The Social Context of 1982 Constitution and Its Adaptation to European Social Law" (in Turkish), bilig, Journal of Social Sciences of The Turkish World, Vol: 55, winter 2010, pp.165192. http://yayinlar.yesevi.edu.tr/index.php?action=bilig_static&bilig_id=57&page=hakkinda&la ng=en/
International Academic Journals by SCOPUS (Elsevier Bibliographic Databases) Indexed:
Turan G., Curri V., “Is there any Fisherian Link between Nominal Interest Rate and Inflation in Albania?” Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, Vol: 5, No: 13, Special Issue, June 2014, pp. 334-341, Doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n13p334, http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/issue/view/73
Turan G., Gjergji O., “What is the Impact of Savings on Growth? The Case of a Small Open Economy (Albania)”, Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, Vol: 5, No: 13, Special Issue, June 2014, pp. 360-368. Doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n13p360, http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/issue/view/73
Turan G., Hasanaj S., “Determinants of Capital Structure: Evidence from Banking Sector in Albania”, Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, Vol: 5, No: 13, Special Issue, June 2014, pp. 482-486. Doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n13p482, http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/issue/view/73
Turan G., Latifi P., “Are Investors More Homo Sapiens Rather Than Homo Economicus: A Behaviourist Approach to Financial Crisis”, Internatıonal Journal of Economics and Finance Studies, Vol: 5, No: 1, 2013, pp. 168-179. http://www.sosbilko.net/journal_IJEF/archieves/2013_1/Gungor-Turan.pdf
International Academic Journals (selected in the last 5 years)
Turan G., “Higher Education and Economic Growth in Turkey”, (In Turkish), Çimento İşveren Review, Vol: 30, No: 1, Special Issue January 2016, pp.8-17(Indexed by ULAKBIM). http://www.ceis.org.tr/dergi/ocak2016/#/0 Turan G., “Growth and Unemployment in Turkey”, (In Turkish), Çimento İşveren Review, Vol: 29, No: 4, June 2015, pp. 10-17 (Indexed by ULAKBIM). http://www.ceis.org.tr/dergi/temmuz2015/#/0 Turan G., Seni D., “The Effect of Trade Openness on Economic Growth: Albanian Case”, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol: 3, No: 3, Special Issue, June 2014, pp.193-200. Doi:10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n3p193, http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/ajis/issue/view/71. Turan G., Bala A., “European Crisis and the Effect on Albanian Economy”, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol: 3, No: 3, Special Issue, June 2014, pp. 230-237. Doi:10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n3p230, http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/ajis/issue/view/71 Turan G., Podo J., “The Effect of Migration on Inequality: Case of Albania”, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol: 3, No: 3, Special Issue, June 2014, pp. 314-324. Doi:10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n3p314, http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/ajis/issue/view/71 Turan G., Bami B., “International Migration and Its Determinants Evidence from Albania”, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol: 3, No: 3, Special Issue, June 2014, pp. 379-387. Doi:10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n3p379, http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/ajis/issue/view/71 Turan G., Karamanaj B., “An Empirical Study on Import, Export and Economic Growth in Albania”, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol: 3, No: 3, Special Issue, June 2014, pp. 428-438. Doi:10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n3p428, http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/ajis/issue/view/71 Turan G., Koskija A., “Nonperforming Loans in Albania”, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol: 3, No: 3, Special Issue, June 2014, pp. 491-500. Doi:10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n3p491, http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/ajis/issue/view/71
Turan G., “Interest-Inflation Relationship and the Validity of the Fisher Hypothesis in Turkey”, (In Turkish), Çimento İşveren Review, Vol: 28, No: 5, September 2014, pp. 10-19, Indexed by ULAKBIM). http://www.ceis.org.tr/dergi/eylul2014/#/12
Turan G., Çiçek H., "Business Application in Turkey in the framework of Privatization Social Support Project" (in Turkish), Çimento İşveren Review, Vol: 25, No: 2, March 2011, pp. 12-24. (ULAKBIM Indexed). http://www.ceis.org.tr/dergi/2011Mart/makaleII.pdf
Books
Turan G., Dinç A., “Economic History of Turkmens” (in Turkish), Gazi Publising, Ankara, 2015. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guengoer_Turan/contributions
Turan G., Çiçek H., "A New Model of Entrepreneurship: Business Incubators" (in Turkish), Birleşik Publishing, İzmir, Turkey, 2009. http://www.nadirkitap.com/is-kuluckalarigirisimciler-icin-yeni-bir-is-kurma-modeli-huseyin-cicek-gungor-turan-kitap2702707.html
Turan G., Işık A., "Transition from State Socialism to Market Economy: Policy and Reforms" (in Turkish), Ekin Publishing, Bursa, Turkey, 2007. http://www.babil.com/kisi/gungor-turan/kitap
Turan G., "Post-Soviet Central Asia: Transition from State Socialism to Social State" (in Turkish), TASAM Publishing, İstanbul, Turkey, 2006. http://www.babil.com/kisi/gungorturan/kitap
International Conferences (selected in the last 5 years)
Turan G., “Testing Fisher Hypothesis under Inflation Targeting: The case of Turkey”, Paper Presented in V. European Conference on Social and Behavioral Sciences, Baltic Institute of Humanities, St Petersburg, Russia, September 11-14, 2014. Turan G., Salavaci R., Yurt Ç., “Microfinance in Albania”, ICABE 2013, International Conference on Applied Business & Economics, City University of New York, USA 2-4 October 2013, p.153. Turan G., San T., “Credit Card Usage in Albania”, Proceedings Book (Abstracts) of 9th EBES Conference, Eurasia Business and Economics Society, Rome, Italy, 2013, p.138-139.
