Connectivity and Corridors: Türkiye’s Middle Corridor Vision through International Trade
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2024

This paper investigates the potential impact of Türkiye on international trade with Middle Corridor (MC) countries, taking into account its geopolitical and strategic role over the past two decades and evaluating how the corridor affects connectivity between partner countries. The study employs a gravity model (GM) to investigate the impact of trade flows on the Turkish economy. Our analysis utilizes a panel dataset spanning from 1990 to 2023. It incorporates a range of estimators, including the