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Development of Communication Technologies in Turkey: A General Overview

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  • Dilek Pencepe

    (Cag University, Turkey)

  • Ozlem Ozturk

    (Cukurova University, Turkey)

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Communication is a system that senders have possibility to send message to receiver in general meaning. It is considered that as a modern Turkish economy should use communication systems largely. It is critically important to show Turkey’s usage of communication technologies as a country that keeps up with new developments in the world. Communication tools that examined in this study are postal services, newspaper and magazines, fixed-line telephone and mobile phone, internet. According to examined period it is resulted that the usage of communication tools increased. It is observed that some communication tools usage decreased caused by different factors in some terms.

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  • Dilek Pencepe & Ozlem Ozturk, 2011. "Development of Communication Technologies in Turkey: A General Overview," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 1(2), pages 19-24, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eco:journ3:2011-02-2
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    Keywords

    Communication; Communication Technologies; Turkey;
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    JEL classification:

    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness

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