Effectiveness of SMEs in Turkish economy and agricultural industry sector Online publication date: Wed, 26-May-2004
by Nilay Aluftekin Baykal, Erdogan Gunes
International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development (IJMED), Vol. 1, No. 4, 2004
Abstract: The latest developments and modulations in Turkish economy, adaptation process to European Union and entering into international markets, risks and uncertainties in these markets and some opportunities may affect SMEs in positive and negative aspects. In fact, new areas may open and some business sectors may slowly disappear. As part of the adaptation process with EU, SMEs deserve important order on the agenda while trying to enter international markets but are left to their fate in Turkey. In this article, the existing situations, problems and contributions of SMEs in industrial and agricultural sector to Turkish economy will be analysed, then policies that must be put in practice for more contribution to Turkish economy will be dwelt upon. Finally, solutions to these situations will be proposed.
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