Türk Beyaz Eşya Sanayii'nin Rekabet Gücü

The share of high value-added sectors based on information and technology in world trade is rapidly increasing. White goods sector, which has medium-high technology level, is one of the leading sectors representing our country on an international scale. The aim of this study is to determine the competitiveness and sustainability of Turkish White Goods Industry between 2008-2017. In line with this purpose, firstly, the general structure of the world white goods industry and the Turkish white goods industry were reviewed and the competitiveness and the  Revealed Comparative Advantages  Index was explained. Lastly, the competitiveness analysis of the Turkish white goods industry was analyzed according to the Balassa  Revealed Comparative Advantages Index. According to the results of the calculations, the index value of the total white goods sector and product groups was greater than 1. Therefore, Turkish white goods industry has competitive power.  While Industry 4.0 is leading the sectors today, in order to be more effective in the world market, companies need to concentrate on advanced technology products that require high value added, intensive knowledge and R & D investments and adapt to the Industry 4.0 transformation and maintain the competitiveness