Turkey is a Newton Fund partner country. The Newton-Katip Celebi Fund was named after Katip Celebi, a renowned Ottoman scholar who specialised in history and geography.
Turkey’s economic and social development performance since 2000 has led to increased employment and incomes, making Turkey an upper-middle-income country. However, in the past few years, growing economic vulnerabilities and a more challenging external environment have threatened to undermine those achievements. Poverty is still an important challenge and new challenges have emerged, such as the need to manage the social inclusion of 4 million refugees.
Priorities for Turkey
Uncovering plastic’s harmful impact on human health
Turkey discards millions of tonnes of plastic waste every year. Over time these plastics leak harmful chemicals into the environment. This UK-Turkey collaboration has revealed how endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) used in everyday plastic food containers and food packaging are damaging the...
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Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu
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Turkey’s economic and social development performance since 2000 has led to increased employment and incomes, making Turkey an upper-middle-income country. However, in the past few years, growing economic vulnerabilities and a more challenging external environment have threatened to undermine those achievements. Poverty is still an important challenge and new challenges have emerged, such as the need to manage the social inclusion of 4 million refugees.
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