COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF TURKISH AEROSPACE INDUSTRY IN THE CONTEXT OF INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relative comparative advantage and specialization level of Turkey’s aerospace industry under industrial clustering context. To estimate the degree of industrial specialization; Balassa (1965), Balassa-Noland (1989), Vollrath (1991), and Laursen (2015) indices were used. The results revealed that Turkey's aerospace industry has not yet reached the specialization level to create any comparative advantage. In the light of concurrent data and reports presented by the World Trade Organization (2022), Defense Industry Manufacturers Association of Turkey (2022), and Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (2022); it is seen that the industry outputs are almost entirely created by aerospace clusters’ stakeholders in Turkey. From this point of view, some policy recommendations are presented by synthesizing the research findings with the industrial cluster literature.

Keywords

• Competitiveness
• Export
• Industrial Cluster
• Aerospace Industry
• Innovation

ENDÜSTRİYEL KÜMELENMELER BAĞLAMINDA TÜRKİYE’NİN HAVACILIK ve UZAY ENDÜSTRİSİNİN REKABET AVANTAJI

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’nin havacılık ve uzay endüstrisindeki mukayeseli üstünlük ve uzmanlaşma derecesini endüstriyel kümelenmeler bağlamında tespit etmektir. Endüstriyel uzmanlaşma derecesinin tespitinde Balassa (1965), Balassa-Noland (1989), Vollrath (1991) ve Laursen (2015) rekabet ve uzmanlaşma endeksleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular birbirleriyle tutarlı biçimde Türkiye’nin havacılık ve uzay endüstrisinin henüz mukayeseli üstünlük yaratacak olgunluğa erişemediğini göstermektedir. Dünya Ticaret Örgütü (2022), Savunma Sanayii İmalatçıları Derneği (2022) ve Türkiye İhracatçılar Meclisi (2022) verileri beraberce değerlendirildiğine, söz konusu endüstri çıktılarının neredeyse tamamen küme paydaşlarınca üretildiği görülmektedir. Bu doğrultuda analiz bulguları kümelenme alanyazını ile sentezlenerek sektör ve kümelenmeler bağlamında bazı politika önerileri sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Rekabet Gücü
• İhracat
• Kümelenme
• Havacılık ve Uzay
• İnovasyon

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