@article{2015,title={THE IMPACTS OF FIRST INDUSTRY AND FIRST AGRICULTURE CONGRESSES IN CONSTRUCTING INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL POLICIES IN TURKEY},abstractNode={The primary objective of the founding cadre of the Turkish Republic in economic field was to increase industrial and agricultural productions of Turkey within a short time and ensure that these productions construct a self sufficient economic structure. For this purpose national forces were attempted to be mobilized. But it was not easy to achieve this objective with the loss of skilled labor caused by long years of war and terrible poverty again caused by war. Therefore, a new economic policy had to be determined according to the new conditions and it had to be implemented without time loss. The first step in this field was holding İzmir Economic Congress. But the desired success could not be achieved with the principles of economic development accepted in this congress. Although the newly established regime gained partial success in industrialization it was dependent to a large extent on foreign industrial products. Turkey was still a predominantly agricultural country. As long as this situation was not changed it was impossible to increase economic development and social welfare there. This negative picture was exacerbated by the World Economic Crisis originated from the United States in 1929. Upon this negative developments Turkey once again was forced to look for new alternatives in the economy, and the First Industrial and the First Agricultural Congress emerged as a result of this search. While the existing problems of industry and agriculture were discussed in these congresses held in 1930 and in 1931, it was also discussed the ways to solve these problems. These congresses are important in terms of production possibilities of Turkish industrial and agricultural sectors, and the variety and quality of production of that period. Considering the decisions taken at these Congresses, it is seen that the decisions were taken into account by the government and they determined the new policies concerning these fields.},author={Doğan DUMAN},year={2015},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}