In this seminar, Dr. Ates will examine the evolution of Türkiye’s industrial base over the past two decades. He will particularly focus on the key drivers that have enabled its expansion into a diversified manufacturing and export-oriented economy. The talk will explore the role of state policy, strategic sectors (such as defence, automotive, and electronics), and integration into global value chains.

More broadly, the seminar aims to situate Türkiye within the wider debate on 21st-century industrialization, offering comparative insights and drawing lessons relevant for other emerging economies navigating similar transitions.

Dr. Seyithan Ahmet Ateş is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Saïd Business School and Pembroke College, University of Oxford. He is a Professor of Economics at Ankara University of Social Sciences. Dr. Ateş earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Vienna University of Economics and completed his doctoral studies in Social and Economic Sciences at the Vienna University of Technology. He has also held visiting positions at Harvard University and National Taiwan University.

His research interests focus on innovation, entrepreneurship, energy economics, defence economics, and socio-technical transformation.