Abstract:

Industry sector is a locomotive sector that provides the development of countries. Iron-steel sector is the most important part of the industrial sector. World trade has been developing due to the developments in the iron and steel industry. The demand that is affected and affected by the iron and steel sector increases the importance of the iron and steel sector with every passing day in the world conjuncture. Turkey always wants to have a say in the iron and steel industry. The idea of wanting to meet the Growing demand for the world is that Turkey is more important to the iron and steel industry. In this study, analysis of Turkey's iron and steel industry of world trade is carried out with comparative advantages in the method. As a result of the Analysis, the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) index in the iron-steel chapters is superior to the RCA index of the iron and steel sector in Turkey's 72 and 73 chapters, in 2 parts of the foreign trade. According to RSCA index, iron and steel sector has competitive power. According to the Trade Balance Index (TDI), Turkey 72 the net importer in foreign trade in the chapter 73 is the net exporter in the chapters. In the product map created with Index values, chapter 72 was generally a group B, while in competitive condition desired level of foreign trade was not reached. In chapter 73, Turkey is both competitive supremacy and net exporter. Turkey should always increase its investments in this area if it wants to take place in the world trade and continue its continuity in the iron and steel sector. Towards high technological products should feed the chapters in the industry sector sufficiently.

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