1.1. Problem Statement 1.2. Objectives of The Study 1.3. Signifıcance of The Study 5 6 6 2. Turkey-Africa Economic and Political Relations 7 2.1. Turkey-Africa Relations 10 2.2. Decision Making Methods Application 11 3. Basic Concepts of International Trade and Logistics Management 14 3.1. International Trade 14 3.1.1. International Trade Concept 14 3.1.2. The Changing Geography and Composition of Global Trade 15 3.1.3. Main Features of International Trade ' 15 3.1.4. Advantages and Disadvantages of International Trade 17 3.1.4.1. Advantages of International Trade 17 3.1.4.2. Disadvantages of International Trade 18 3.1.5. Trade and Economic Growth 19 3.1.6. Patterns of International Trade 19 3.2. International Logistics 21 3.2.1. Logistics Concept 3.2.2. 3.2.3. 3.2.4. 3.2.5. Logistics and Economic Growth Tasks and Objectives of Logistics The Benefıts and Challenges of Global Logistics Trends of Modern Logistics 23 23 24 24 3.3. World and Africa Transport and Logistic Models 27 3.3.1. Maritime Transport and Logistics 27 3.3.2. Air Transport and Logistics 28 3.3.3. Rail Transport and Logistics 29 3.3.4. Road Transport and Logistics 30 3.3.5. Transportation Corridors 30 3.4. Evaluation and Reflections 32 4. Overview of The Current State of International Trade 35 4.1. Structure and Properties of Turkey's Foreign Trade 35 4.1.1. Turkey's Foreign Trade 35 4.1.1.1. Turkey's Trade Policy 35 4.1.1.2. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 36 4.1.1.3. Exports, Imports and Foreign Trade 36 4.1.2. Changing Patterns of Turkey Foreign Trade 37 4.1.3. Challenges and Opportunities of Turkey Foreign Trade 38 4.1.3.1. The Main Problems of Turkey Foreign Trade 38 4.1.3.2. Turkey's Road to Success 39 4.1.4. Turkey's Export Strategy, 2023 40 4.1.5. The Role of Innovation and Development for Turkey's Economic Growth 41 4.1.6. The Effect of Turkish Trade Growth on the Logistics Sector 41 4.2. Structure and Properties of Africa's Foreign Trade 43 4.2.1. Africa's Foreign Trade 43 4.2.1.1. Africa's Trade Policy 43 4.2.1.2. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 43 4.2.1.3. Exports, Imports, and International Trade 44 4.2.2. Changing Patterns of Africa's Foreign Trade 46 4.2.3. Challenges and Opportunities of Africa's Foreign Trade 47 4.2.4. Africa's Growth Strategy, 2063 49 4.2.5. Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa, 2024 50 4.3. The Development of Turkey-Africa Relations 51 4.3.1. Overview of Turkey-Africa Relations 51 4.3.2. Africa's Hidden Potential 53 4.3.3. Turkey's New Policy towards Africa 53 4.3.4. Turkey's Interest and Opportunities in Africa 54 4.3.5. Overview of Turkey-Africa Trade 57 4.3.6. Africa's Importance for Turkey's SMEs (Small and Middle Size Enterprises) 59 4.3.7. Potential Risks of Turkey-Africa Cooperation 60 4.3.8. Algeria, Ghana, Kenya: The African Countries Advantageous for Turkey's Logistics and Trade 60 4.4. Evaluation and Reflections 69 5. Model Practice 70 5.1. Statistical Methodology 72 5.1.1. Descriptive Statistical Analysis for Demographic, African Trade, and Logistics Characteristics 76 5.1.2. Reliability Analysis for Data 82 5.1.3. Chi-Squared & Hypothesis Tests 85 5.1.3.1. Introduction 85 5.1.3.4. Chi-Square Test Applications 86 5.1.4. Logistic Regression 93 5.1.4.1. Introduction 93 5.1.4.5. Logistics Regression Analysis Application 94 5.1.5. Statistical Evaluation 98 5.2. Implementation of an AHP Model on Expert Choice V2000' 100 5.3. The Model Development on Expert Choice Program 106 5.3.1. Combined AHP Model Solution 109 5.3.3. Sensitivity Analysis (What-if) for Verification 113 5.4. Ahp Model Evaluation 117 6. Conclusion 120 7. References 126 8. Appendices 135 Appendix A: Questionnaire for Data Collection 135 Appendix B: Africa Hinterlands & Distances 140 Appendix C: Distances In Turkey & Hinterlands 142 Appendix D: Turkey Hinterlands' Export Details 144 Appendix E: Seven African Hinterlands & All Turkey Trade (2013) 146