While Turkey is included in the global value chain accompanied by globalization and vertical specialization, Turkey’s foreign trade volume has been increasing year by year. Export is a significant driver in terms of economic growth and development. Turkey which is located in the World’stop20largestcountry,aim to reach exporttargetof500billiondollarsin2023.However, the value-added of exported commodities that provide, have been continuing to decrease until last a few years gradually. Turkey is one of the most important commercial vehicle producers in Europe. Undoubtedly, the reasons for Turkey’s attraction are that Turkey stays in an important geographical position and its population. Despite increasing automobile production and market share within years, the increase in the export of automobiles starts to create less value-added due to using of imported inputs. Although this situation follows a fluctuating course, it reflects a general trend. The import dependence of Turkey is mentioned with a sectoral perspective in this study. Firstly, the foreign trade of Turkey is interpreted with the help of 1980-2018 data. After that, as mentioned above, automotive sector which plays a key role in the Turkish Economy as an example sector is discussed. The data of UNComtrade, TUIK, and Automotive Manufacturers Association is obtained to analyze sectorally. The sector is a key sector dueto the fact that it creates business districts other sectors and it is also the top export sector in Turkey after 2003. In the last part of the study, Meanwhile, the automotive sector which attains such a substantial success, the import dependency of the sector is exhibited and it is aimed to draw attention to the problems that are created from this case. Moreover, this study is mentioned some short suggestions.