Role and Position of Turkey in the Black Sea Region during the Period from 1946 to 2012 Cover Image

Role and Position of Turkey in the Black Sea Region during the Period from 1946 to 2012
Role and Position of Turkey in the Black Sea Region during the Period from 1946 to 2012

Author(s): Aslihan Anlar
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Recent History (1900 till today), International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: Turkey; the Russian Federation; the Black Sea Region; regional security; preservation of status-quo;

Summary/Abstract: The Black Sea Region is one of the most significant regions since the security had been largely preserved during the period from 1918 till the last crisis in Ukraine. During the Cold War era and the post-Cold War years, policy makers in Ankara and in Moscow, played a crucial role in creating order and preserving stability and status-quo in the Region. Policies of these two actors towards the Black Sea Region are assumed to be one of the most important factors in preserving the relatively secure situation of the Region. Therefore, this essay attempts to explore policies of Turkey in order to display how Turkey’s policies have overlapped with Russian policy in the Region and to understand how these policies towards the regional countries under the limitations of her relations with the USA have had a contributing effect to the security of the Black Sea Region.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 47
  • Page Range: 17-37
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English