The Tarsus University Sectoral Export Research Laboratory is a research unit that examines Türkiye’s foreign trade structure at the sector, product and market level.
The Laboratory aims to be a research platform that supports university–industry–government cooperation, develops national and international research projects and contributes to the production of high-quality knowledge in the field of foreign trade.
About the Laboratory
The Tarsus University Sectoral Export Research Laboratory operates with the aim of examining Türkiye’s foreign trade structure at the sector, product and market level and of analysing export performance, competitiveness and developments in international markets through scientific methods.
Research Areas
The Laboratory carries out its work primarily in the following current research areas.
International trade
Export competitiveness
Market diversification
Export potential
Logistics performance
Sustainability
Effects of climate change on foreign trade
Methods and Data
Drawing on national and international data sources, research is conducted using econometric and statistical methods.
Econometric methods
Time series, panel data and causality analyses.
Statistical methods
Descriptive and inferential analyses, index calculations.
Aims and Outputs
Alongside the production of academic knowledge, the main aim of the Laboratory is to produce sectoral analyses and research outputs that exporters, businesses, public institutions and other stakeholders can draw on in their decision-making processes.
Identifying export potential by product and country
Assessing target markets
Measuring the international competitiveness of sectors
Monitoring emerging trends in global trade
Who benefits from the outputs
Exporters
Businesses
Public institutions
Academia and other stakeholders
Source: Tarsus University Sectoral Export Research Laboratory. The page content is based on the Laboratory’s introductory text. Last updated: 25.09.2026.
