A Research About One City Monopoly Phenomenon in Turkey

Year 2022, , 53 - 70, 31.01.2022

İlayda İsabetli Fidan , Murat Şeker

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2022.01.03

Abstract

This paper discusses the one-city monopoly phenomenon in Turkey from 2007 to 2018 from inequality. For this purpose, Theil Inequality Index is calculated for the NUTS3 level, and a significant gap between İstanbul and other cities is obtained. Then, club convergence analysis and clustering procedure are applied. According to the finding, the overall country’s convergence hypothesis is rejected, and 75 of 81 cities have converged into six clubs. In these heterogeneous convergence clubs, İstanbul has confirmed the one-city monopoly characteristics while diverging from others, both in its great strength and the risks the city confronts.

Keywords

One-City Monopoly Phenomenon, Inequality, Unbalanced Regional Development, Club Convergence Analysis, Theil Index

Türkiye’de Monopol Şehir Olgusu Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye için monopol şehir olgusu, 2007 ve 2018 dönemi için eşitsizlik perspektifinden analiz edilmiştir. Bu amaçla Theil indeksi 81 il için hesaplanmış ve İstanbul ile diğer şehirler arasında belirgin bir farklılık bulunmuştur. Devamında, kulüp yakınsaması ve kümeleme analizi uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, tam yakınsamayı ifade eden temel hipotez reddedilmiş ve 81 şehrin 75’ini kapsayan 6 yakınsama kulübü elde edilmiştir. İstanbul, heterojen yapıdaki bu yakınsama kulüplerinde yer almamıştır. İstanbul diğer şehirlerden ıraksadığını pozitif anlamda sahip olduğu güçle, negatif anlamda da üstlendiği risklerle göstererek monopol şehir olma özelliğini kanıtlamıştır.

Keywords

Monopol Şehir Olgusu, Eşitsizlik, Bölgesel Eşitsiz Kalkınma, Kulüp Yakınsama Analizi, Theil İndeksi

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