The Rise of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) And Deep Trade Agreements: A Case of Turkey’s Free Trade Areas (FTAs)

Year 2020, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 39 - 64, 28.02.2020

Derya Hekim Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.30626/tesamakademi.695737

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have been rising since 1980s. But this increase has been accelerated in recent years. This can be attributed to several facts: changing pattern of global trade, emerging of new global actors, new trade problems but more importantly the impotency of World Trade Organization (WTO) to handle these new problems. In addition to the explosion on the number of RTAs, the contents of the agreements have also changed. These trade agreements have begun to frame the new trade related problems- beyond the WTO. These new agreements are called Deep Trade Agreements. Turkey has also signed various RTAs. Turkey have Customs Union Agreement and 21 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in force. The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of FTAs in Turkey. According to the findings, Turkey’s trade volume with FTA partners is unsatisfactory. Furthermore, Turkey’s agreements are not deep enough with respect to the other countries. Turkey should sign deep agreements that regulates more trade related issues in order to augment the trade and attract foreign direct investment.

Keywords

Free Trade, Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs), Free Trade Areas (FTAs), World Trade Organization (WTO), Deep Trade Agreements

BÖLGESEL TİCARET ANLAŞMALARI(BTA)’NIN GELİŞİMİ VE DERİN TİCARET ANLAŞMALARI: TÜRKİYE’NİN SERBEST TİCARET ANLAŞMALARI (STA) AÇISINDAN BİR ANALİZ

Abstract

Tüm Dünya’da Bölgesel Ticaret Anlaşmaları(BTA)’nın sayısı özellikle 1980’lerden sonra artış göstermiştir. Ancak son yıllarda bu artış ivmelenmiştir. Küresel ticaretin yapısının değişmesi, küresel ticaretteki aktörlerin farklılaşması, yeni sorunların ortaya çıkması ve de en önemlisi Dünya Ticaret Örgütü(DTÖ)’nün bu sorunların çözümünde yetersiz kalması ülkeleri ticaret anlaşmaları yapmaya sevk etmiştir. Son dönemde yapılan anlaşmaların içeriği de yeni konuların gündeme gelmesiyle değişmiştir. Daha fazla düzenlemenin hükme bağlandığı daha fazla alanı kapsayan bu anlaşmalar Derin Ticaret Anlaşmaları olarak anılmaktadır. Türkiye’de son dönemde daha fazla BTA yapmaktadır. Türkiye’nin yürürlükte olan bir Gümrük Birliği Anlaşması ve 21 tane Serbest Ticaret Anlaşması (STA) bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı da Türkiye’nin STA’larını analiz etmektir. Çalışmada ulaşılan bulgulara göre Türkiye’nin STA kapsamındaki ticareti yeterli düzeyde değildir. Ayrıca Türkiye’nin imzaladığı STA’ların derinliği de oldukça düşüktür. Türkiye’nin ticaretini arttırmak ve daha fazla yatırım çekmek için derin ticaret anlaşmaları imzalaması gerekmektedir.

Keywords

Serbest Ticaret, Bölgesel Ticaret Anlaşmaları (BTA), Serbest Ticaret Anlaşmaları (STA), Dünya Ticaret Örgütü (DTÖ), Derin Ticaret Anlaşmaları

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