Özet:

Increasing exports is a key tool in economic development, especially for geographical units of all sizes of developing countries. It is just as important to know its geographical diversification; to know the amount of exports, to know its ratio to local regional and global exports, to know the diversity of products. Gaziantep is among the highest exporting provinces of Turkey. The aim of this study is to measure the geographical diversification of Gaziantep exports between 2010-2019 using Hirschman-Herfhindal Index (HHI) and to evaluate its results. In addition, the Trade Concentration Index (TII) was also used to determine the concentration status in the markets in which the province exports and to explain the geographical diversity findings in a more comprehensive way. During the last decade, the HHI value of the province has decreased by about half, increasing the geographical diversification of the province. It has emerged in Middle Eastern countries with the highest TII values, geographical proximity advantages and historical cultural ties. In addition, it also expanded its field in African and Central Asian markets, but also showed values approaching the average in European countries with high import figures, such as the United Kingdom and Italy. In the emergence of this situation, it can be said that with a multi-actor export value environment, firms have a high competition and a higher rate of new markets search.

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