Notes
This study is based in part on views expressed to the author, in personal interviews or via correspondence, by individuals from the Turkish state bureaucracy and academia (some of whom wish to remain anonymous). The author would like to express his deep gratitude to Professor Yalcin Sanalan, Head of the Nuclear Engineering Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara (former Director of Turkish Atomic Energy Authority, and Vice‐Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency) for his invaluable contributions at every stage of this study.