The effect of European Union Customs Union membership on Turkish textile sector productivity

Turkey's membership negotiations of European Union (EU) are going back many years. Today, Turkey's union membership negotiations are continuing. Yet, Turkey has not achieved positive results regarding the acceptance of the union. However, despite the fact that Turkey has not accepted the European Union, it has been accepted into the Customs Union. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the Customs Union agreement on Turkey's economy and efficiency in the textile sector. In this study, developing events in the Turkey's European Union and Customs Union membership process will be examined in this context. Moreover, the impact of Turkey's membership of Customs Union to the Turkish foreign trade and Turkey's textile and garment industry will examine. Finally, with the TOPSIS method, the economic performance of Turkey's will be evaluated before and after the Customs Union agreement. The results of the entire investigation, Turkey, has led to positive economic results of the signature of the Customs Union agreement which is supported by data and literature.