Leasing applications in financing of agricultural sector and an evaluation on applicability of operational leasing.

Leasing Applications in Financing of Agricultural Sector and an Evaluation onApplicability of Operational Leasing.Muzaffer Eralp ERSOYDokuz Eylül UniversityInstitute of Social SciencesEconomy ChairMoney and Banking ProgramIn Turkey, agricultural sector, which has proved it?s efficiency as a politicaltool, is continued to be the spine of the economic programs from years but had lostit?s advantages because of several reasons. This situation of the sector which cannot accumulate capital and losing it?s international competitive power, figures outan extremely important socio-economic problem as considered it?s employmentvolume.People or enterprises which are busy with agricultural sector can realize theirinvestment projects or renovate their machinery park by the way retrieve theadvantages back as long as their financial needs are satisfied. The main financesource of this small-scaled and ineffective sector facing with lots of disadvantagesis still T.C. Ziraat Bankası. Nowadays, except from this bank and others, leasingcompanies have start funding the sector. Operational leasing companies will beadded into this sooner or later.The study is trying to find an answer to whether operational leasing may havea role in reviving agricultural sector or not. For this purpose, a practical examplehad been projected which allow the system is examined from lessor and lesseeaspects.Keywords: 1) Operational Leasing, 2) Financial Leasing, 3) Lessor Decisions, 4)Lessee Decisions,