TÜRKİYE'DE “ORTA KORİDOR” PROGRAMI İLE “KUŞAK -YOL GİRİŞİMİ” BAĞLANTISININ STRATEJİK ÖNEMİ

Abstract

2015 yılında Çin'in “Kuşak-Yol Girişimi”’ni Türkiye'nin “Orta Koridor Programı” ile uyumlu hale getirmek için Çin ile Türkiye arasında mutabakat zaptı imzalanmıştır. Anayasa değişikliği, Türkiye'nin kurumsal ortamının ve ekonomik girişimlerinin değişmekte olduğunu ve bu durumun Çin-Türk uluslararası ekonomik işbirliğinin marjinal maliyetini artırmakla kalmayıp aynı zamanda Kuşak ve Yol Projesi'nin oluşturulması bağlamında bu işbirliğinin uygulanması için yeni zorluklar da ortaya çıkardığını göstermektedir. Bu makale, Kuşak ve Yol Projesi kapsamında Türkiye ile Çin arasındaki Orta Koridor’un mevcut durumunu analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Makro çevreyi tanımlamak için kullanılan bir yöntem olan PEST analizi ile bu çalışma; Türkiye ekonomisinin temel eğilimini, özellikle ekonomi politikaları ve kurumları; Çin ile Türkiye arasında kurulan ekonomik, siyasi, sosyal ve ticari işbirliğini araştırmakta ve bu işbirliğinin karşı karşıya olduğu sorunları ve zorlukları karakterize etmeye çalışmaktadır. Son olarak çalışma, Çin ve Türkiye’nin işbirliğinin anahtarının siyasi karşılıklı güvenin ve güvenlik koordinasyonunun güçlendirilmesi, ilgili endüstriyel rekabet avantajlarını artırmak için "açılımın" daha da genişletilmesi ve hâlihazırda var olan ticaret yapılarının tamamlayıcılıklarının artırılması olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Kuşak-Yol Girişimi
• Orta Koridor
• Türkiye
• İpek Yolu
• PEST Analizi

THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THE “BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE” CONNECTIVITY WITH THE “MIDDLE CORRIDOR” PROGRAM IN TURKEY

Abstract

In 2015, to align the Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) of China with the “Middle Corridor Program” of Turkey, a memorandum of understanding between China and Turkey was signed. The constitutional amendment shows that Turkey’s institutional environment and economic initiatives are changing. This change enhances the marginal cost of Sino-Turkish international economic cooperation and raises new challenges for the implementation of this cooperation in the context of building the BRI. This paper aims to analyze the Middle Corridor’s current situation between Turkey and China within the scope of BRI. PEST analysis is a method used to define the macro-environment. This paper investigates the primary trend of the Turkish economy, especially economic policies, and institutions through PEST analysis; explores the reality of the economic, political, social, and trade cooperation established between China and Turkey, and characterizes problems and challenges facing this cooperation. Finally, the study suggests that the following are keys to the China-Turkey cooperation; the strengthening of political mutual trust and security coordination, further expansion of the ‘opening up’ to enhance their respective industrial competitive advantages and to augment the complementarities of trade structures already in existence.

Keywords

• Belt and Road Initiative
• Middle Corridor Program
• Turkey
• Silk Road
• PEST Analysis

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