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The fundamental causes of emigration from Turkey to the
western European countries were purely economic. Total labor
surplus of Turkey increased substantially in recent years,
reaching 13.3 per cent in 1977. Rapid population growth
(highest in Europe), and inability of domestic industries to
provide employment for new entries into the labor force were
the main reasons for rapid increase in unemployment.
Input prices in Turkey are higher than in the EEC member
countries. As a result, productivity is comparatively lower
in Turkey than in the Community. Because of availability of
cheap labor in Turkey, labor intensive manufacturing indus-
tries can compete with the EEC based companies.
Consistent with the objective of the study and based on
the description and analysis of the gathered data, it is
concluded in this study that (1) there is still a market
potential for the traditional Turkish export goods in the
EEC, and Turkey would have a competitive advantage in all
her agricultural commodities except fresh fruits and vege-
tables, (.2) Turkey will benefit the most from the application
of Common Agricultural Policies among the new prospective
countries, namely, Greece, Spain, and Portugal, (3) if Turkey
joins the EEC as a full member, income distribution in Turkey
would change in favor of wage earners, because availabilityof cheap labor was the main factor for attracting the foreign
capital investments during the early stage of the transition
period.
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Ateṣ, Hüseyin. An analysis and overview of the economic relations between Turkey and the European Economic Community, dissertation, August 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332528/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .