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EMU Personnel Emine Esen’s Thesis Sheds Light Onto Problems of Shopkeepers

Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Banking and Finance Administrative Assistant Emine Esen shed light onto the problems of shopkeepers with her postgraduate thesis. Emine Esen applied for the Postgraduate Program of the faculty she works at with the scholarship provided by EMU for its personnel. Whilst continuing her job, Esen managed to complete her courses and thesis on the problems and recommendations for solutions for the problems faced by shopkeepers in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The thesis titled “Problems Faced by Shopkeepers in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Recommendations for Solutions” won great recognition in its field and Emine Esen recently presented it to Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Shopkeepers and Artisans (KTEZO) General Coordinator Hürrem Tulga.

“The Thesis will be Published into a Book”

In KTEZO General Coordinator Hürrem Tulga’s statement regarding Emine Esen’s thesis under the counseling of Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics academic staff member Prof. Dr. Fatma Gülgün Güven Lisaniler he stated that stronger SME policies can be developed based on data from the study and that Esen’s work will soon be published into a book with chamber publication. EMU Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Banking and Finance Administrative Assistant Emin Esen’s postgraduate thesis focuses on small and medium sized enterprises. In her work, Esen creates a profile of shopkeepers and artisans, determines the common problems of shopkeepers and presents solutions put forward by the shopkeepers themselves. According to Esen’s research, the biggest problems faced by SME’s are taxes, high energy prices and unfair competition.