ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the growth of the shadow economy along Kilis border and the rise of new wealth since the 1960s. It first introduces the case of a former smuggler from Kilis whose 'success story' of becoming a decent wealthy businessman. The new wealth of Kilis becomes visible in the post-1980 period, especially by benefiting from the state incentives promoted by the Ozal government to subsidize export-led growth. This chapter aims to offer a reading of the ISI period from the perspective of Kilis border. The characteristics of this period were the management of the economy by the state in order to protect the domestic manufacturing bourgeoisie from international competition and secure a redistribution of income to constitute a domestic market. The chapter contemplates the way in which wealth is generated outside the formal state and market channels in the margins of economy and state.
