IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND TURKEY

Year 2021, Volume: 21 Issue: 2, 100 - 113, 26.10.2021

İlayda Şahin , Sait Şahin

https://doi.org/10.30976/susead.908749

Abstract

Purpose - COVID-19, which deeply affects international trade and national economies, has turned into a crisis with the restrictions imposed by countries. During the pandemic, it is aimed to make an original research by examining bilateral commercial relations between China and Turkey and the situation of each both country’s economy.
Methodology – Qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were used in the study.
Findings – It seen the increase at 15.70% in exports by Turkey to China and 32.16% in imports from China in 2020 Dec compared with the same month in 2019. Turkey’s exports have decreased 6.3%, while its imports increased 4.3% in 2020. In 2020 Dec compared with 2019 Dec, Chinese exports increased by 18.1%, while its imports reached a record level, with an increase of 6.5%.
Conclusions – Although the commercial relations of both countries were not at the desired level, they were shown positive improvement during the pandemic period.

Keywords

Covid-19, Trade, Relations, China, Turkey

Thanks

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COVID-19’UN ÇİN VE TÜRKİYE ARASINDAKİ TİCARİ İLİŞKİLERE ETKİSİ

Abstract

Amaç - Uluslararası ticareti ve ülke ekonomilerini derinden etkileyen COVID-19 ülkelerin getirdiği kısıtlamalar ile birlikte bir kriz haline dönüşmüştür. Bu bağlamda, salgın döneminde Çin ve Türkiye arasındaki ikili ticari ilişkilerinin ve her iki ülkenin ekonomik durumu incelenerek özgün bir araştırma yapılması amaçlanmaktadır.
Yöntem - Araştırmada nitel ve nicel veri toplama yöntemleri uygulanmıştır.
Bulgular – Araştırma bulgularında, 2020 Aralık ayında geçen senenin aynı ayına kıyasla, Türkiye’nin Çin’e ihracatı %15,70, Çin’den ithalatı ise %32,16 bir artış görülmüştür. Her iki ülkeyi ayrı değerlendirdiğimizde elde edilen sonuçlar, 2020’de Türkiye’nin ihracatı %6,3 düşüş gösterirken, ithalatı ise %4,3 artmıştır. 2020 Aralık’ta 2019’un Aralık’a kıyasla Çin’in ihracatı 18,1% artarken, ithalatı ise %6,5 oranında artışla rekor seviyeye ulaşmıştır.
Sonuç – Her iki ülkenin ticari ilişkileri her ne kadar istenilen düzeyde olmasa da salgın döneminde pozitif yönde gelişme kaydetmiştir.

Keywords

Covid-19, Ticaret, İlişkiler, Çin, Türkiye

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