KARADENİZ’DE ULUSLARARASI TİCARETİNİN ÖLÇÜLMESİ VE ANALİZİ (1830-1913)
THE MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN THE BLACK SEA (1830-1913)

Summary/Abstract: Before examining the trade history of a region, it is necessary to determine the trade volume of that region. This calculation is important to understand whether the increases and decreases of trade are temporary or permanent. The literature on the 19th century of Black Sea trade claims that there was an increase in trade. However, the dimensions of this trade were seen indirectly and could not be calculated exactly. Thus, the purpose of this article is to measure the size of the Black Sea trade and determine the direction of this trade. In order to make this calculation, 20 Black Sea ports, which are effective in trade, were evaluated, and trade data from primary sources were converted into British pounds and brought together. The results obtained were analyzed by applying the deductive method. It has been observed that the total maritime trade of the Black Sea ports has increased by 47.8 times in 80 years and its annual average increase is 11.3%. Thus, it was seen that a sustainable international trade was formed and the spatial organization of this trade was discussed. With the emergence of an export surplus in favor of the Black Sea region in the trade of the Black Sea with Europe, it was understood that the direction of trade was from east to west.

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