The competitive power of KEİ in citrus trade and citrus trade with Turkey

In this thesis; KEİ's Competitiveness in Citrus Trade and Citrus Trade with Turkey were investigated.Annual data between 2002 and 2023 were taken and foreign trade was calculated with the help of Balassa's Explained Comparative Advantages (AKU) index. According to the results of AKU; It has been concluded that Turkey, Georgia and Greece have a strong comparative advantage, but other countries have weak competitiveness. According to the results of the AKU index between Turkey and the BSEC countries; It has been determined that BSEC has a strong comparative advantage in citrus trade, while BSEC has a medium comparative advantage in citrus trade to the world.