The Scope of Agricultural Support Pol- icies and Their Importance in GATT/ WTO Negotiations

ThisbookisasummaryofthetheoreticalknowledgefromthePhDThesis“AgriculturalSupportPoliciesforOlive Oil, Wheat, Milk, Sugar in Turkey with Reference to CAP” (2012) supervised by Prof.Dr.Osman Küçükahmetoğlu. I would like to thank to my supervisor Prof.Dr.Osman Küçükahmetoğlu for his motivation and advices. He shared his knowledgeanddocumentswithmeaswellasdiscussedthesubjectwithmeduringmyresearch.Heencouragedmeto do my bestin my studiesandhehadbeen interested witheverydetailsofthethesis.IalsothanktohimthatIlearned alotfromhislessonsandfromhisadvices.

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I especially wish to express my deepest appreciate to my husband Mehmet Haluk Yılmaz for providing endless mo-

tivation, encouragement, support and advices. He enriched my vision and proved me that I could do my best.