o:37642 Effects of Free Trade Agreement on Trade between Türkiye and Serbia: Do Preferences Matter en Abstract In this paper, the authors analyze the effects of free trade agreement between Serbia and Türkiye on their trade in the period 2006-2024. After describing the trade patterns in historical perspective, we will display descriptive statistics on volume and structure of trade. Trade between two countries is developing very dynamically, but we want to explore if trade preferences from the bilateral trade agreement signed in 2009 and applied from September 1st 2010 play a significant role in boosting trade. Particularly we will explore how the preferences are used by the Serbian exporter companies in selected years. We will show how much of the preferences are being effectively used in accordance with the Preferences Utilization Rates (PURs) methodology. The data are from Serbian and Turkish sources as well as from UNCTAD stat database. Keywords: Trade, free trade agreement, bilateral FTA, PURs, Serbia, Türkiye 1552100 978--625-00-6372-9 2026-01-27T13:12:32.852Z 44 no 46 Predrag Bjelić Univerzitet u Beogradu Ekonomski fakultet 0000-0002-9777-8403 Radovan Kastratović Univerzitet u Beogradu Ekonomski fakultet person 0000-0002-6138-906X Iva Drobnjak person application/pdf 453180 https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:37642 no yes 1 70 92000004 11A03 Proceedings of 25th SCF International Conference on “Economic, Social, and Educational Implications of Artificial Intelligence”, Antalya, October 9-12, 2025 29 39 Bandirma Onyedi University 2025