RUSYA VE OSMANLI İMPARATORLUKLARI ARASINDAKİ COĞRAFÎ VE TARİHSEL REKABET ÜZERİNE: KAFKASYA, KARADENİZ VE SAVAŞ
ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RIVALRY BETWEEN THE RUSSIAN AND OTTOMAN EMPIRES: CAUCASUS, BLACK SEA AND WAR

Summary/Abstract: To imagine a region with its all-geographical features such as seas, rivers, lakes, mountains, hills and passes is a complicated process, and moreover the constructions built in or near the region such as ports, fortresses, bridges and canals can make it more complicated. In addition, to understand the Caucasus as a theatre of war in the early nineteenth century one also needs to take into account adjacent regions such as the Black and Caspian seas, eastern Anatolia and the Zagros region. Methodologically, geography and history are distinct ways of looking at the world but they are so closely related that one cannot afford to ignore either. War holds a significant position between geography and history. For this reason, the geography of war is a complicated but significant area of research that needs attention to fully understand and analyse the nature of any specific conflict. Historically, the desire to acquire new and fertile land, key communication routes, strategic points and natural resources has generally been a cause of war. War has been one of the most vital elements in the evolution of states. But the geography of a region exists not just in maps but also in a people’s imagination and the experience of war in a region can have a strong impact on this imagination.

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