This research group aims to
carry out academic studies relying on economic theories using historical data.
Turkey inherited appreciable archival sources -both from the Imperial and
Republican periods- which would enable us to produce cliometric studies. Basing
itself upon these numerical sources and theoretical framework, our group is
going to conduct academic inquiries in this realm which had been neglected for
a long time in Turkish academia. In this way, it would contribute to catch up
the level of studies of some European countries which have already constructed
an overwhelming literature in cliometrics. Besides, for the sake of
distinctiveness, this group will try to articulate the geographical information
systems as being a component, supportive and/or comprehensive part of the
Turkish cliometric studies. In this respect, this group would not be stuck on
the historical analysis but would depict forecasts about possible special
progress and transformation in the future.