This paper analyses the economic consequences of armed conflict in South Eastern Turkey comparative to other regions in Turkey. Armed conflict and terrorist activities can strongly influence macroeconomic development of the country. Between 1984-2000, Turkey has experienced armed conflict in the South Eastern region of Turkey and has spent an important proportion of its budget to defence. It is claim that Turkey’s development has retarded because of these spending. This might be true for whole country but in the regional context what are the consequences. In this paper, we investigate how these spending have affected the region and its development with comparative to other regions of Turkey. Components of GDP (agriculture, trade, industry, government services) in conflict- region and non-conflict region compared. The results showed that economic growth in the south eastern region much more slower than rest of the country and causes divergence between the regions.
Alan : Güzel Sanatlar; İlahiyat; Sosyal, Beşeri ve İdari Bilimler
Dergi Türü : Uluslararası
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