General Assessments and Proposed Solutions for the Structural and Economic Problems of Turkish Foreign Trade
Abstract
Foreign trade activities constitute extremely important activities for the development of country economies. This importance of foreign trade activities stems from the fact that it is a commercial activity that aims to earn foreign currency for the country. In addition, foreign trade activities are extremely important in terms of providing goods, services and production factors that are not available in the country. Because raw materials and intermediate goods are needed to carry out production, if these production factors are not available in the country, it is a necessity to procure them from abroad. In addition, changes in consumption habits in a country over time also make foreign trade activities important. Some difficulties are encountered while carrying out foreign trade activities, which are so important for the country's economy. It is possible to list some of these difficulties as trained personnel and language problems, excessive increases in production costs, transportation, storage and distribution costs, the existence of an intense competitive environment, export controls and import quotas. In addition to these problems, exchange rate volatilities arising from both national economic instability and global factors constitute another important problem in foreign trade activities. These problems cause foreign trade activities to be carried out at a limited level. For this reason, it is of great importance to make facilitating legal regulations and take necessary economic measures in the context of producing some solutions to the problems in question. With this prepared study, the problems faced by Turkish foreign trade will be emphasized and information will be given about the regulations and practices that need to be made to overcome these problems.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Foreign Trade, Foreign Trade Policy, International Economics (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Ali Konak
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0000-0003-1804-8339
Türkiye
Publication Date
May 31, 2026
Submission Date
March 31, 2026
Acceptance Date
May 14, 2026
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 6 Number: 1