Abstract:

Economic integration free trade agreements, one of the side stages countries are expected on some positive effects. In General, elimination of external payments difficulties of Member States, the removal of obstacles to international trade and in that respect some of the positive effects of the liberalization of international trade. In addition, member countries ' foreign trade volume, market share, increase market diversity and product diversity is also expected among the positive effects. In addition, free trade agreements, among Member States in the political, social and cultural relations will contribute to strengthening existing relations or as separate entities. Turkey has signed a free trade agreement as of the years 19, foreign trade relations after Turkey's most examined the agreement to increase the volume of foreign trade, balance of payments contribute to the diversity of the market and provide the expected positive effects such as the increasing market share of Turkey's economy can be said to be a part of to occur. In addition, in most of the country in foreign trade under the agreement which is the subject of the share of goods has also increased. Which is the subject of an agreement made with the country’s total foreign trade volume of goods in experiencing an increase in pay. But performed with the country's foreign trade FTA signed 19, Turkey's total foreign trade volume and foreign trade deficit, the terms of these agreements, the share of foreign trade remains very low levels are detected. In addition, agreements, reducing the trade deficit can be said to be influenced by the direction of the lower-level.

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