HIDDEN TREASURE OF HISTORY, AN OVERLOOKED PART OF OUR HISTORIOGRAPHY: HISTORY OF ENTERPRISES



VEKAM, a Koç University center at service of the researchers interested in Ankara, held an event to commemorate Vehbi Koç, an entrepreneur who played a most significant part in Turkish economic history and who contributed much to the development of the country through his ventures in the Republic Era on the 18th anniversary of his death. The special event held at Ankara Orchard House on 27 February, from 14:00 to 17:00 began with an address titled ‘Vehbi Koç: A Role Model’ by Sinan Bayraktaroğlu, and was followed by a panel titled ‘Hidden Treasure of History, An Overlooked Part of Our Historiography: History of Enterprises’, by Assist.Prof. Seven Ağır and Assist. Prof. Eminegül Karababa with Dean of Middle East Technical University (METU) Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Prof. Eyüp Özveren.