Background
Mehmet was born in 1938 in Nicosia, Cyprus into a Turkish Cypriot family.
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Ozay Mehmet
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He studied at the London School of Economics between 1959 and 1962. Subsequently, he received his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in economics at the University of Toronto on a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship.
Career
He has several academic books on economic development and more than on 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.
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 World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Canadian International Development Agency, CFTC, and United Nations agencies (International Labor Organization, World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme).
He is the author of 21 academic books and over 100 articles in top academic journals. In retirement, he has started writing historical novels.
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United Nations Development Programme