Galib Haldun (Haldun Galip Savcı) was born in the Ottoman Empire in 1892 into a family committed to public service. Educated at Robert College and later at Cornell University, he specialised in agriculture. Upon returning to Türkiye, he engaged in economic writing, translation, and business, passing away in 1942. His scholarship critically addressed pressing economic issues, advocating for domestic savings institutions, protective tariffs for local industry, cautious use of foreign capital, and comprehensive agricultural reforms. Furthermore, Haldun made significant contributions to the history of economic thought by analysing the fiscal ideas of Ottoman intellectuals like Naima, Kâtip Çelebi, and Namık Kemal. His body of work provides a vital window into the economic debates and intellectual legacy of the late Ottoman Empire, emphasising self-sufficiency and systemic reform.