Ozay Mehmet (born 1938, in
Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...
,
Cyprus) is professor emeritus of international affairs at
Carleton University in
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
,
Ontario. He has several academic books on economic development and more than one hundred articles in scholarly journals. In retirement he has published historical novels on Cyprus. He lives with his family in Ottawa and spends part of the year in Cyprus.
Biography
Mehmet was born in 1938 in
Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...
,
Cyprus into a
Turkish Cypriot family.
He studied at the
London School of Economics between 1959 and 1962. Subsequently, he received his MA and PhD in economics at the
University of Toronto on a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship. He has taught at various Canadian universities including: the
University of Windsor,
York University, the
University of Toronto, the
University of Ottawa and
Carleton University. Mehmet is a specialist in economic development, with special reference to
Asian Tigers,
Turkey and
Cyprus. He has consulted extensively for the WB, ADB, CIDA, CFTC, and UN agencies (ILO, WHO, UNDP). He is the author of 21 academic books and over 100 articles in top academic journals. In retirement, he has started writing historical novels.
Publications
Academic books
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https://turkishcanadians.com/
Historical novels
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Personal life
Mehmet is married and has three sons; he resides in
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
with his wife Karen.
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References
Living people
1938 births
Canadian people of Turkish Cypriot descent
Turkish Cypriot emigrants to Canada
People from Nicosia
People from Ottawa
Turkish Cypriot expatriates in the United Kingdom
Carleton University faculty
University of Toronto alumni
University of Windsor faculty
York University faculty
University of Toronto faculty
University of Ottawa faculty
Canadian economists
21st-century Canadian novelists
Turkish Cypriot academics
Turkish Cypriot writers
Alumni of the London School of Economics
Canadian male novelists
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