%0 Journal Article %T Abdullah Sur¡¯s Opinions on Economic %A Cem £¿ET£¿N %A Mehdi GENCEL£¿ %J - %D 2018 %X Abdullah Sur (1882-1912), the Azerbaijani Turks, was one of the writers who made a great effort in the field of literary criticism. Throughout his life of authorship that started in the £¿ark-£¿ Rus Journal, he made important determinations and proposals by dealing with the main issues of the time and also the economic issues in this context. In this study, Abdullah Sur¡¯s view of economic issues was examined by developing a reading upon his articles which he wrote on economics. The author approached the economic problems with an institutional point of view and in this context; he pointed to the effect of the mentality on economic practices. The followings make his ideas original: pointing out that precious metal accumulation which is a ¡°mercantilist¡± approach will not provide economic development; suggesting that intellectuals should deal with economic issues as well as political issues; emphasizing the importance of education as a basic condition for improvement and development by acting in the mental background at the base of the problems; pointing out the importance of organizations in economic development (for agriculture and industrial activities); defending that being industrious, before the state, is the characteristic of the individual by exemplifying the people of Japan; Remarking that the notion of wrong fate, vilification of work and exhibiting inaccurate behaviours in economic life are the most important obstacles in the development %K Abdullah Sur %K Azerbaycan T¨¹rkleri %K iktisadi g£¿r¨¹£¿ %K kurumsalc£¿l£¿k %U http://dergipark.org.tr/mtad/issue/37098/427103