Türkiye ve Yunanistan Arasında Yaşanan Ege Denizi Yetki Alanları Uyuşmazlıkları Sorunlarının, 1970-2005 Yılları Arası (TCDD) İzmir Limanı Faaliyetleri Özelinde Türk Deniz Ticaretine Etkileri
The Effects of the Aegean Sea Jurisdiction Disputes Between Türkiye and Greece on Turkish Maritime Trade, Particularizing the Activities of the (TCDD) Izmir Port Between 1970-2005

Summary/Abstract: For Türkiye, an island country surrounded by seas on three sides, ensuring stability in maritime trade is important for both the country's economy and the global economy. Due to the geopolitical and geostrategic importance of the Aegean Sea, determining maritime jurisdiction areas is an important issue that requires meticulousness and needs to be approached with sensitivity due to its unique structure. In this article, it is aimed to examine the effects of the crises between the two countries regarding the Aegean Sea authority sharing between the states of Türkiye and Greece on the Turkish maritime trade in line with the data of the Republic of Türkiye State Railways (TCDD) Izmir Port between 1970 and 2005. In the research, primary source data was used and the crises between Türkiye and Greece, which occurred between 1970 and 2005 in the Aegean Sea jurisdiction sharing, were tried to be discussed comparatively between the TCDD Izmir Port activities between these years. In this regard, during the crisis periods in the Aegean Sea, decreases were observed in the loading, unloading and total handling data of Izmir Port. In order to prevent such crises that may occur in the future, it is necessary to focus primarily on resolving maritime jurisdictional disputes between Türkiye and Greece.

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