The global compatition structure of Turkey and Shanghai cooperation organization members: The comparative analysis

In the study, Turkey and the Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization between 2000 and 2016, aimed to determine export competitiveness, by using Balassa Index, Vollrath Index (Relative Export Advantage, Relative Import Advantage, Relative Trade Advantage, Revealed Competitiveness), Net Trade Index, Export-Import Rate Index, Export Smilarity Index. SITC Rev. The index values obtained by analyzing the 3 and 2-digit product group were tried to be shown in which product groups of countries had competitive power. The index values used in the study were parallel to each other. According to the results obtained; Russia and Kazakhstan oil and oil products, natural gas, crude fertilizers and minerals, Kyrgyzstan's non-monetary gold, China's handbag, apparel, office and automatic machines, Turkey, and Pakistan's textile, apparel, India 'in is the strongest competitive power in meat and meat products, seafood and textile product groups. Shanghai countries and Turkey's factor analysis of competitiveness mainly on the basis of the said countries and shows that their superiority in labor intensity and raw material-intensive products. China's major export innovative products that add value beyond the rule of Shanghai countries and Turkey is not included in the export of products with high competitiveness. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization that growing importance in recent years on a global basis, also in Turkey comes up frequently as an alternative to the European Union. In this context, working in both product and factor intensity on the basis of competitiveness analysis of the organization, said the results can not be an alternative for Turkey in the European Union, the European Union can only be said to be complementary.