The effect on foreign trade to ekonomic growth: The case of Turkey after 1980

This study examined whether an effect on the economic growth of Turkey's foreign trade between the years 1980-2019. Johansen cointegration test and Toda-Yamamoto causality tests were used in the study. According to the test results, although a causal relationship from growth to exports and imports is not determined, there is a significant causality relationship from both imports and exports to GDP. Because growth is a factor that increases the current account deficit and foreign trade deficit. In the relationship between foreign trade and economic growth, the direction and importance of the relationship may vary depending on the country and period.