Mehmet was born on November 15, 1938, in
Nicosia,
Cyprus, into a
Turkish Cypriot family. He studied at the
London School of Economics between 1959 and 1962. Subsequently, he received his MA and PhD in economics at the
University of Toronto on a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship. He taught at various Canadian universities, including the
University of Windsor,
York University, the University of Toronto, the
University of Ottawa, and
Carleton University. Mehmet was a specialist in economic development, with special reference to
Asian Tigers, Turkey, and Cyprus. He consulted extensively for the WB, ADB, CIDA, CFTC, and UN agencies (ILO, WHO, UNDP). He authored 21 academic books and over 100 articles in top academic journals. In retirement, he wrote historical novels. Mehmet was married and had three sons; he resided in Ottawa with his wife Karen. ==Publications==