A note on the shifts in Turkey's international trade pattern
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2014
Yazarlar: Çağaçan DEĞER
Ege Stratejik Araştırmalar Dergisi, Hakemli Üniversite Dergisi, Ulusal, 2014, cilt 5, ss 9-9
DOI: 10.18354/esam.09650
Özet
<p><span style="left: 94.6667px; top: 344.981px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.790013);">It is frequently stated that Turkey's trade orientation has shifted in the last decade away from Europe and more towards the </span><span style="left: 94.6667px; top: 383.481px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.797273);">East, specifically Arab countries and Middle East. However, comprehensive presentation of the situation is lacking, causing </span><span style="left: 94.6667px; top: 421.981px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.820268);">concern over the validity of the statement. This paper examines the foreign trade of Turkey for years 1995 to 2012. The </span><span style="left: 94.6667px; top: 460.481px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.80281);">analysis focuses on a number of country groups and product categories. The analysis confirms the shift away from EU and </span><span style="left: 94.6667px; top: 498.981px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.804001);">towards not only Arab countries but Asia as a whole, primarily due to gas imports from Russia. It is observed that Turkey's </span><span style="left: 94.6667px; top: 537.481px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.788329);">exports are becoming more focused towards manufactured goods and increasing in technological complexity. An interesting</span><span style="left: 94.6667px; top: 575.981px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.820548);"> observation is the increase in the share of “commodities and transactions not elsewhere classified”, especially with the</span><span style="left: 94.6667px; top: 614.481px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.81015);"> Arab countries. </span><br></p>