The era of digital transformation

Visualizing the geography of e-commerce usage in Turkey

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ID4744539
AuthorsSevim Pelin Öztürk (0000-0002-1698-0344, City and Regional Planning, İzmir Democracy University, İzmir, Turkey, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume53
Issue6
Pages1241-1243
Publication date2021-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0308518x211007798
OpenAlexW3153249100
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

It is noteworthy that volumes of e-commerce usage are spread over the population of the world, and the amount of transactions is quite high. In this sense, Turkey's situation is different from other countries. Although the volume of internet usage is similar to that of the world, the volume of e-commerce transactions is quite low. However, there is a stable increase in the e-commerce usage in Turkey. Between 2016 and 2020, the average annual growth rate of e-commerce usage has grown by 31% across the country. Considering the great increase in the e-commerce usage in Turkey, this study aims to visualize spatial distribution of the share of e-commerce usage over the provinces of Turkey. Findings of the research point out that the e-commerce usage shows a heterogeneous spatial distribution across Turkey. Due to the low population, in particular provinces (such as Kayseri and Karabük in Central Anatolia, Aydın in Aegean Region, and Van in East Anatolia), there is an expanding distortion around these cities regarding the ratio of e-commerce usage

Business · Commerce · E-commerce · Economic geography · Geography · Population · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Demography · E-commerce and Technology Innovations · Mathematics · Urban and Freight Transport Logistics

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