Endogenous growth models and development policies in Turkey after 1980

In this study, economic growth and development models that existed today from the early days of the science economics and the development policies that are applied in Turkish economy after the year 1980 have been examined. Especially the development policies that are implemented under the frame of the endogenous growth models that appeared after 1980.Primarily theoretical information about the models in the literature that explain the economic growth and development concepts has been given in the process of shaping this study. In the rest of the study, the development policies applied in Turkis economy after 1980 have been examined in the direction of human capital, technological development and public policy concepts that appeared in endogenous growth models. The development policies applied were determined by the development policy periods that are applied after 1980.In the end of the study, it has been concluded that the rise in the efficiency of human capital was not sufficient and the public policies were not applied towards providing economic growth due to insufficient importance given to technological developments and education in the development policies applied in Turkey after 1980.Key Words: Growth Models, Endogenous Growth Models, Development Policies, Fiscal Policies, Monetary Policies, Incentives, Development Policies in Turkey