The Place Of Fore？gn Trade In Reg？onal Compet？t？on: The Case of Sivas

In this study, foreign trade of Sivas, one of the important cities of Central Anatolia, was analyzed by considering 2006-2016 period. According to the results of the analysis, while Sivas is in the fourth place in the Central Anatolia region with 48 products and 76 countries that it exports, it is in the 61st place with regard to exports throughout the country. The number of exporters in Sivas Organized Industrial Zone which was 48 in 2006 reached 60 in 2016. Similarly, the number of importing companies in Sivas, which imported 49 products in 2006, increased from 47 to 79 in 2016. In 2016, total exports amounted to $ 80,161 million and total imports amounted to $ 69,673 million. Manufacturing Industry is the most important sector of Sivas industry. As of 2016, this sector has exported various products to 53 countries and the exports in 2016 reached 52.1 million dollars. This sector is followed by Mining and Quarrying Sector with 26.3 million-dollar export. The Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector with $ 54 million takes the first place of Sivas’s total imports of $ 69.673 million in 2016. When the foreign trade balance of Sivas is examined, it is seen that it gives deficit in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 and its competitive power is low in Central Anatolia