@article{article_328317, title={Last 50 Year’s Chronology of Water Related Confusions and Wars: Europe, Asia And The Situation in Turkey}, journal={The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety}, volume={2}, pages={280–289}, year={2017}, author={Sezgin, Nurdan and Karadayı, Şükriye and Karadayı, Beytullah}, keywords={Last 50 Year’s Chronology of Water Related Confusions and Wars: Europe}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Introduction. </span> </b> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Water and its sources should be considered as a strategic tool. Therefore it hast to be addressed in a context of security. As a matter of fact, water related issues are escalating in the world, especially in the recent decades. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Aim of the study. </span> </b> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Water resources, which are one of the most significant key in determining the fate of the human society, cause confusions and wars whilst it becomes a subject of biologic threats. In this study, we aimed to examine these problems and shed light on recent history. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Material and Methods. </span> </b> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">We searched national and international literatures and news on the internet about water-related disputes and bioterrorist attacks to the water resources in Europe and Asia in the last 50 years. It was also evaluated what has happened in Turkey in the past. <b>Results. </b>105 facts recorded happened in the last 50 years. 92 facts happened in Asia; 21 facts in Europe (The countries that land on two continents like Turkey and Russia were counted on both). Turkey is mentioned 5 times in the all facts. <b>Conclusions. </b>The facts that Turkey is also in the region need to be analyzed well. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">  </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Key words: </span> </b> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Water wars, bioterrorism, water crisis, confusion, conflict <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p>}, number={1(3)}, publisher={Engin TUTKUN}