مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري

Abstract :

The foundations of the Turkish appliance industry were laid at the end of 1950’s. Washing machine in 1959, refrigerator in 1960, oven in 1963 and vacuum cleaner and half-automated washing machine were produced. The appliance industry developed considerably in the years 1980-2000, after the years 2000, has obtained tremendous successes through contemporary production technologies at very modern factories. Today, the Turkish appliance industry has come to a position of Europe’s the second big manufacturer.During 1990’s, the investments made to the research and development made it possible that the sector should produce its own technology and as a result of this, the sector has become a position where it will be able to compete with its international rival sectors at the world markets. The sector using its developed logistic sub-structure and the advantage of its geographical nearness to Europe has maintained its speed development and made considerable contributions to the Turkish economy.Within this study, after mentioning about foundation and development of the Turkish appliance industry, the topics such as raw materials, provision of energy and workpower, production and marketing have been dealed. On the other hand, after dealing with the relationships of the appliance industry with supply industry, the relationships of the Turkish appliance industry with the world appliance industry have been evaluated.