Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Süleymanpaşa district economic development effects on: Student consumption expenditures are special an evaluation

There is generally a consensus about the role of universities: They have a crucial role in issues such as economic growth, social development, the provision of competitive goods and services, the formation of cultural identity, the maintenance of social ties and cultures and consequently the struggle against poverty and the culture of accommodation. Universities take the first place among the institutions where science and knowledge are produced and processed in the most effective and quality manner. Universities contribute to the social, economic and cultural development of the cities where they are founded. For these reasons, it creates positive externality. The purpose of this study is to examine the dimensions of socio-economic, socio-cultural and demographic contributions made by the universities to the cities where they were established; and to examine the socio-economic, socio-cultural and demographic contributions of Tekirdag Namık Kemal University, which was found-ed in 2006 to Süleymanpaşa in this context, the survey data answered by NKU stu-dents' is employed in the analysis section of the study. Thus, by analyzing the deter-minants of consumption behavior of students, the contribution of the university to the district economy is examined. Key words: NKU, Consumption Behaviour, Education