Özet:

In our country, there is no province remained without a University. Thus, the contribution of higher education institutions to the economy has become more measurable. Universities, through their students, are significant contributors in the economic, social and cultural sense to the cities they are located in. Universities in developing countries such as Turkey, are also known as the factories without chimneys. As is understood from the expression of the ‘’factory without chimney’’, universities bring economic vitality and growth to their located cities. In this study, the amount of the expenses made by the students of KTO Karatay University which is a private institution and its contribution to the economy of the city of Konya was examined for the year 2012. A developed questionnaire in this direction was administered to 342 students of the KTO Karatay Uni- versity. According to the findings, the students’ monthly budgets were divided as in the following 24% food and beverage, 21.12% entertainment and social activities, 20.88% clothing, % 9.11 accommodation, 8.88% communication and Internet, 5.76% stationery expenses. According to the study, in 2012, each student spent approximately 674.36 TL per month and the spendings of the students of KTO Karatay University contributed approximately 3,776 million TL. to the province of Konya.

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