ARE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM SUPPORTIVE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH? THE CASE OF TÜRKIYE

Subject and purpose of work: Analysıng the effect of democracy and economıc freedom on economıc growth ın a developıng country ıs the subject of the study, and analysıng the effect of democracy and economıc freedom on economıc growth ın Türkiye ıs the aım of the study. Materials and methods: Percapitagdp, Heritage, Global State of Democracy shows the locations and materials of the data obtained for the study. Todo-yamamoto was used as the method. Results: There is no mutual effect of democracy and economic freedom on Türkiye’s economic growth between the determined periods. Conclusions: Türkiye’s economic growth should be evaluated structurally rather than administratively, confidence and stability in capital markets should be re-established, and technological investments should become the precursor of economic growth to realize these structural policies. © 2025, Bahadır Murat Çakmaklı. Publisher: John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Poland.