ABOUT THE AUTHOR The author was born and brought up in Istanbul. After graduating from Marmara university, he won a scholarship to do master and doctorate degrees in economics in Britain. His MS.c was in Swansea university of Wales where he met his future wife. He completed his doctorate Leicester university of England then off ered a teaching post at Ulster university in Northern Ireland. He also taught at universities of Swansea, London, Honk Kong and European Academy of Berlin. Apart from this one he is the author of 8 books published in England and USA. Some of his books have been translated into a number of foreign languages including Chinese. In 2012 and 2013he was nominated for Environmental Nobel Prize (ENI Award). His main leisure activity is hill walking and bridge playing.