Evaluation of Forest Industry in Organized Industrial Zones in Türkiye

Authors : Kübra Yıldırım Özcan

Pages : 868-886

Doi:10.47495/okufbed.1590593

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Publication Date : 2025-03-12

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The increasing production volume and commercial activities with the Industrial Revolution brought about the restructuring of economic relations in space and new spatial formations. Throughout history, regional economic activities have been agglomerated in various places and sectors along with agglomeration economies. Among these, organized industrial zones, as large industrial zones, are of great importance in our country\\\'s industrial sector. The aim of this study is; to compare the data of completed organized industrial zones in Turkey between 2008 and 2018 and identify the agglomerations in the field of forest industry. In this context, the literature review was conducted regarding the subject of the study, and face-to-face interviews were conducted with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Turkey (repealed) in 2008 and the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey in 2018. LQ Analysis was used as a method within the scope of the study and according to the data obtained; It was observed that the agglomerations within the completed organized industrial zones in our country regarding the forest industry were located in Kayseri in 2008 and in Istanbul and Kayseri Provinces in 2018. According to the results of the LQ Analysis; it can be said that there was a sectoral agglomeration in the forest industry in Kayseri between the years 2008 and 2018.
Keywords : Orman Endüstrisi, Endüstriyel Aglomerasyon, LQ (Yoğunlaşma Katsayısı) Analizi