Özet:

In addition to national development policies, regional or local development policies and strategies are effective in the economic development of countries. Identifying the capacities of the regions, the value created regionally can be increased by the models and vehicles that will be implemented in accordance with these capacities. By increasing the effectiveness of these values, a significant contribution can be made to both the development of the regions and the national economy. Our study first summarizes theories on economic growth, development and regional development. It was later informed about the demographic structure of the Gönen district and its general economic activities. Fishesir or Gönen district is a place that creates economic value with agriculture, livestock, industry, tourism and crafts production. The main axis of our work is how much economic value our district creates in these fields, how it has changed over the years. It is analysed how much of the economic value created in Gönen comes from which field of economic activity and whether this structure has changed over the years. The economic values of the sectors that create economic value have been revealed in the physical sense and the economic values they produce. The amount of production has been taken over the years, and the monetary values of these amounts have been calculated to the total economic values created over the years. It is then evaluated what developments may occur in these areas in the coming years. We have created assessments and recommendations on how the potential existing in our region can be increased, what can be improved, what new models can be implemented and what areas can be developed. These assessments and recommendations have been created as a result of collaboration with regional stakeholders, people, institutions and companies living in the region and working in the region. Therefore, it brings realistic and decision makers the leadership of policy makers. Our study examines the economic capacity of the Fisheries or Gönen district, what its values are and how the contribution to the development of the region will be increased by using these economic values more efficiently. Analysis and evaluations have used data from the Turkish Statistical Board, the Gönen Provincial Agricultural Directorate, the Gönen Chamber of Commerce, the Turkish Ziraat Rooms Association, the Ministry of Science and Industry and Technology, the Fiskesir Provincial Directorate. We wish and expect this work to contribute to the medium-term growth and development of the region. After that, it will be useful to continue the efforts to drive the development of the region for Gönen and other places with the cooperation to be made with the universities.