In Turkey politics and results of privatization of the state economic enterprises

ABSTRACT WOU - TI who was ascended in 140 B.C. is accepted as the founder of public business in the world. WOU-TI during bis sovereignty-established a web of state enterprises consisting of mines, foundries, saltpans, and sea and land transportatian. As in the world, the state has taken active role as an adminisrator in economical arena. The history of State Economic Enterprises (SEE) are based on Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire established a great number of factories and business in order to supply military equipment. Especially, in the first years of Republic, several SEE were established. And also, a lot of local and foreign enterprises were bought by nationalized and were administrated during statism. Most of them are still run at present On 24 Feb. 1980, the idea of economic liberalism existed again. Some economical decisions were made in order to dominate free market economy. In this way, the idea of privatization was put on the agenda so that public sector could be diminished while it was an aim to reduce the state interferences. The Motherland Party mat won 1983 elections accepted free market economy. Although important decisions were made in this topic, the practices caused the increase in state interferences contradictory. In 1985, privatization was the sale of Sümerbank Textile Factory in İğdır. The Management of Collective Residence and Public Corporation which was charged with privatization matters was inadequate by reason of different privatization planning and schedule of every adrnimstration In Turkey which has economic problems, the incompletion of privatization of SEE has been going on, even in 2000's.