Abstract:

Developing relations with neighboring countries is an important strategy for the countries that aim to increase their trade volume in the world. Evaluating especially the relations of the developed countries with the countries they trade with; the trade with neighboring countries has an important share within the total trades. Within the historical process, strategies have also been developed to improve Turkey’s relations with neighboring countries. In this study, it has been tried to reveal the strategies to be followed in improving Turkey’s political and commercial relations with neighboring countries even further by assessing these relations. With this design, political and economic relations with 12 neighboring countries that have a common border with Turkey has been analyzed. As a consequence, the share of neighboring countries within Turkey’s total export varies between 15% and 26%. Political events in Syria and Iraq, political problems that have been experienced with Greece and Armenia within the historical process, recent political problems with Russia and economic sanctions imposed by other countries have affected Turkey’s trade relations with these neighboring countries.        

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