Özet:

Today, well-planned and implemented science and technology policies are needed for sustainable growth and development. Especially after 1980, due to the beginning of more importance to technological developments, the first time in this study, post-1980 technology policies applied in Turkey were examined under five-year development plans. If science and technology policies are considered an input, technological development indicators can be considered as an output. In the second part of the study in this regard, in the context of technological development indicators for Turkey it is aimed at making a general assessment. From the study, the way to increase its competitiveness with other world countries Turkey giving more importance to the university-industry cooperation, a greater share allocation of the GDP from research and development activities, to increase the number of researchers expressed requirements. In this study, in order to increase the number of patents, it is emphasized that incentive practices should be reconsidered. It has been concluded that the need to establish and implement science and technology policies that are institutionalized and can adapt quickly to developments and changes.

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