Wednesday, March 23, 2011

[371] Valdosta State Finance Expert Discusses Turkey's Economic Development On Friday

Release date: March 23, 2011

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Valdosta State Finance Expert Discusses
Turkey’s Economic Development on Friday

(MURFREESBORO) — “Turkey: More Than You Know,” economic development in the Eurasian country officially known as the Republic of Turkey, will be the subject of a talk by Dr. Elvan Aktas Friday March 25, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the University Honors College’s Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building amphitheatre (Room 106).
The talk is free and open to the public.
Aktas joined the faculty of the Valdosta State University’s Langdale College of Business Administration in fall 2007 as an assistant professor of finance. He earned a Ph.D. in finance in 2004 from the University of Florida. Aktas worked for the Center for Real Estate Research during his graduate studies.
Before joining Valdosta State, Aktas worked for Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business as an assistant professor of finance. He received tenure in 2010 and promoted to associate professor of finance in 2011.
Aktas’ research and teaching interests are investments, derivative securities, financial institutions and international finance.
Event sponsors are the Honors College and Society for Universal Dialogue.

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Media welcomed.

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