Türkiye is approaching step by step in its goal of becoming one of the top 10 economies of the world, with the studies it carried out under the guidance of the national technology move, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Dec. 28.
“Political independence goes through technological independence. We see science and technology as the most important tool and the most effective opportunity for Türkiye to achieve its goals,” Erdoğan said, addressing TÜBİTAK and TÜBA science awards ceremony.
The way to value-added production, strong growth and sustainable prosperity passes through the vitality of the science ecosystem, Erdoğan said. “TÜBA and TÜBİTAK are institutions that make significant contributions to the science and technology infrastructure of our country with their admirable work.”
The government has given more than 1.5 billion Turkish Liras in support to 3,134 research and development projects of 174 universities with the help of TÜBİTAK in the past one year, the president said, noting that 10,000 researchers and 12,000 scholars took part in these projects.
Elaborating on the recent debate of brain drain from Türkiye, Erdoğan said he supported the idea of young people going abroad in a bid to improve their capacities.
