Adaptation of industrial policy practices in Türkiye to ‘new’ industrial policies: constraints and opportunities.

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Adaptation of industrial policy practices in Türkiye to ‘new’industrial policies: constraints

and opportunities

Emine Tahsin

Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics

tahsin@istanbul.edu.tr

This study focuses on a political economy-based analysis of the industrial policies implemented

in the Turkish economy after 2001. Discussions on 'new industrial' policies provide the

foundation for the analysis. The study aims to explore what types of industrial policy trends

may emerge in the future. For Turkey, trade with the EU (Customs Union) and recent changes

in foreign relations with the South remain decisive for future orientations. The transition to a

green economy, updating the Customs Union with the EU, and new forms of integration into

global value chains are important topics shaping the future for Turkish industrialists. We aim

to discuss which sectoral dynamics and actors are the main drivers of industrial policies.

Quantitative data will be considered. The study will reveal Turkey's structural change dynamics

from the 2000s, employment conditions, and forms of integration with global value chains. It

will rely on global value chains data, world input-output tables, sectoral value-added and

employment data, and foreign trade data.

Keywords: Industrial policies, 21st century industrial policies, political economy of industrial policies,

Türkiye and industrial policies

Jel Codes: O25, P16, O19