The Regional Competitiveness Analysis in Turkey

Ay�e Nur ALBAYRAK¹, G�lden ERKUT¹
Gebze Institute of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning, Kocaeli; 2Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning, Istanbul, Turkey

The competitiveness approach has been on the research agenda following the transformation of the global economic structure. Cities and regions are competing with each other as companies do in order to increase their competitiveness. Innovation and, the urban social and cultural infrastructure are influential on this process. In a related context, regions differ in their ability to complete and this is connected to their qualities and the differences in their development levels. In this research paper, first Turkey�s regions are classified according to their competitiveness level and then the characteristics of these regions are defined. To this aim, a regional competitiveness index is used which has been developed using principle component analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis. As a result of this research, five regional competitiveness groups have been determined, based on NUTS II level regions of Turkey. We suggest that regional policies should be developed considering the competitiveness level and global competitiveness of these five groups.

Keywords: Regional competitiveness; regional policy; regional development; NUTs II regions.

T�rkiye�de B�lgesel Rekabet G�c� Analizi

Ay�e Nur ALBAYRAK¹, G�lden ERKUT¹
Gebze ileri teknoloji Enstit�s� Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, �ehir ve B�lge Planlamas� B�l�m�, Kocaeli; 2�stanbul Teknik �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi �ehir ve B�lge Planlamas� B�l�m�, �stanbul

G�n�m�zde ekonomik yap�da meydana gelen de�i�imlerle birlikte rekabet g�c� yakla��m� giderek daha fazla �nem kazanm��t�r. Firmalar kadar kentler ve b�lgeler de rekabet g��lerini art�rmak i�in birbirleriyle yar��maktad�r. Bu s�re�te ekonomik yap� kadar kentsel altyap�, sosyal ve k�lt�rel donat�lar ve yenilik�ilik �zellikleri de etkili olmaktad�r. Bu nedenle b�lgelerin sahip oldu�u �zelliklere ve b�lgeler aras� geli�mi�lik farklar�na g�re b�lgelerin rekabet d�zeyleri de�i�mektedir. Bu �al��mada, T�rkiye�deki b�lgeler rekabet g��lerine g�re s�n�fland�r�lmakta ve belirlenen b�lgelerin �zellikleri tan�mlanmaktad�r. Bu ama�la temel bile�en analizi ve hiyerar�ik k�meleme analizi kullan�larak geli�tirilen b�lgesel rekabet g�c� endeksi kullan�lm��t�r. Bu s�n�flama b�lgelerin kalk�nmaya y�nelik stratejilerinin belirlenmesinde yararl� olacakt�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: B�lgesel rekabet g�c�; b�lgesel poltikalar; b�lgesel geli�me; d�zey II b�lgeleri.

Ay�e Nur ALBAYRAK, G�lden ERKUT. The Regional Competitiveness Analysis in Turkey. Megaron. 2010; 5(3): 137-148

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