Abstract:

Clustering is an important tool in regional development. It is a matter that needs to be emphasized in which regions the cement industry, which is located in almost every region in Turkey, has the potential to concentrate or in which regions it is concentrated. Especially in underdeveloped regions, it has an important role in terms of economic development. In this study, the concentration ratios of the Turkish cement industry, coded 23.51 according to NACE 2 code, in NUTS Level 2 regions, and the concentration ratios according to employment were analysed by the Concentration Quotient-LQ method. Accordingly, in 2014, the regions with the highest concentration coefficient according to the number of local units (industrial facilities), TR72 (Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat), TRC2 (Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır), TR62 (Adana, Mersin) and TR63 (Osmaniye, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş) is in 2019; They are TRC2 (Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır), TR90 (Ordu, Trabzon, Giresun, Artvin, Gümüşhane, Rize), TR72 (Yozgat, Sivas, Kayseri) and TR63 (Osmaniye, Kahramanmaraş, Hatay). According to the employment coefficient, the regions with the highest employment density in 2014 are TR81 (Bartın, Karabük, Zonguldak), TR52 (Konya, Karaman), TRA1 (Bayburt, Erzincan, Erzurum) and TRA2 (Kars, Ağrı, Ardahan, Iğdır). In 2019; TRC3 (Siirt, Mardin, Şırnak, Batman), TR62 (Mersin, Adana), TR90 (Ordu, Trabzon, Giresun, Artvin, Gümüşhane, Rize,), TR52 (Konya, Karaman) ve TR63 (Osmaniye, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş). As a result; According to the local unit number and employment indicators in our country, concentration is observed in almost all regions except TR82 (Sinop, Kastamonu, Çankırı) and TR22 (Balıkesir, Çanakkale) regions in the cement industry. According to the location coefficient analysis made in 2019 employment indicators, it has been observed that some regions have moved from 'very high' clustering to 'medium' and 'high' clustering.

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