The effectiveness of tariff and quotas to SMEs in international trade: The case study of Turkish textile smes

One of the main objectives of globalization is the liberalization of international trade. The first step towards the globalization of trade in Turkey was carried out in January 1, 1996 based on the Customs Union Agreement of Ankara and Additional Protocol. Globalization direction in which Turkey had found in such treaty have been signed a customs union agreement then economic trade integration has been. However, Turkey has not taken place in the economic trade integration. The customs union agreement offers discounts which obstacles to liberalization of international trade like import - export taxes and tariffs. Also Turkey raised the quota limit by courtesy of customs union agreement. Customs Union agreement, significantly affected Turkey's international trade, results are observed in numbers and enterprises engaged in international trade is closely related to Customs Union agreement. Keywords: Globalization, International Trade, Tariff, Quota, SME.