THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN APPLICATIONY FOR TURKEY

The basic elements of economic growth vary according to the economic conditions prevailing in the period and the country. In an underdeveloped country, the agricultural sector plays an active role in economic growth or development, whereas in a developed country, capital is predominantly even today the technology intensive production is the main element of economic growth. From this point of view, the contribution of information and communication technology (？ct) to growth in the turkish economy for the period 1998-2015 will be examined. The unit root test and Granger causality test were applied for economic growth as dependent variable, fixed as independent variable, internet usage by mobile phone usage and internet usage According to the results obtained, the use of ICT positively affects on economic growth