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Karadeniz’in Türkiye için Kıyısal Jeopolitik Açıdan Önemi
Coastal Geopolitic Importance of Black Sea for Turkey

Author(s): Konur Alp Demir
Subject(s): Supranational / Global Economy, Socio-Economic Research, Geopolitics
Published by: Atatürk Stratejik Araştırmalar Enstitüsü
Keywords: Black Sea; Coastal Geopolitics; Global Politics; Economy; Administration;

Summary/Abstract: Coastal geopolitics is a concept explaining the strategic contribution of water bodies such as ocean, sea, lake, strait, delta and river to the geopolitics of a country. An inland sea as the geographical location of Turkey and the Black Sea can be considered to be located at a point linking Asia with Europe and the Black Sea to Turkey it raises an important position in both Europe and Asia. In this study, in terms of having the longest coastline on the Black Sea in Turkey will be held in global politics and emphasis on the rule of international security issues, the Black Sea to be taken and location assessment importance in global politics, geopolitics of the Black Sea to strengthen Turkey's competence in international security issues will be examined. However, the study will attempt to examine the different elements' efforts to dominate the Black Sea. Relevant efforts will be made through global structures and disagreements. The importance for Turkey's ultimate objective of the study is to evaluate in terms of the Black Sea coastal geopolitical position.

  • Issue Year: 15/2019
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 573-604
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Turkish