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Science in Turkey: choosing the wrong priorities

Research geared to local problems could initiate a much needed boost to the Turkish economy. But Turkey's scientists and policy-makers are still intent on pursuing western science and the transfer of technology from the West writes Ziauddin Sardar.

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Sardar, Z. Science in Turkey: choosing the wrong priorities. Nature 282, 668–669 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/282668a0

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