TÜRKİYE'S ROLE IN WESTERN BALKANS SECURITY COOPERATION

Abstract

This article seeks to provide a descriptive analysis of Türkiye’s role in security cooperation in the Western Balkans and the criticisms of Türkiye’s position on this cooperation. In order to achieve this, the article identifies active security cooperation mechanisms in the Western Balkans, analyses Türkiye’s activities in these mechanisms and the security dimension of Türkiye’s bilateral relations with the countries in the region. Furthermore, criticisms of Türkiye’s attitude towards regional security cooperation efforts after 2016 have been put forward and these criticisms have been discussed. As a result, it is understood that Türkiye plays an active role in regional security cooperation, contributes to the security cooperation of the region, and has the potential to support the capacity building of Western Balkan countries in specific areas such as counterterrorism.

Keywords

• Western Balkans
• Southeast Europe
• Security Cooperation
• Bilateral Relations.
• Türkiye

BATI BALKANLAR GÜVENLİK İŞBİRLİĞİNDE TÜRKİYE’NİN ROLÜ

Öz

Bu makale, Türkiye’nin Batı Balkanlar bölgesindeki güvenlik iş birliğinde nasıl bir rol oynadığına, Türkiye’nin pozisyonuna ilişkin eleştirilere ilişkin betimleyici bir analiz sunma arayışındadır. Makale çerçevesinde, Batı Balkanlarda aktif güvenlik iş birliği mekanizmaları tespit edilmeye çalışılmış, bu mekanizmalar incelenerek Türkiye’nin bu mekanizmalardaki faaliyetleri ve Türkiye’nin bölge ülkeleriyle kurduğu ikili ilişkilerin güvenlik boyutu incelenmiştir. Ayrıca 2016 yılı sonrasında Türkiye’nin bölgesel güvenlik iş birliği çabalarına yönelik tutumuna getirilen eleştiriler ortaya konarak bu eleştiriler tartışılmıştır. Sonuç olarak; Türkiye’nin, bölgesel güvenlik iş birliği kapsamında aktif bir rol oynadığı, bölgenin güvenlik iş birliğine katkı sağladığı, terörle mücadele gibi spesifik alanlarda Batı Balkan ülkelerinin kapasite geliştirmesine destek olabilme potansiyeli taşıdığı anlaşılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Türkiye
• Batı Balkanlar
• Güneydoğu Avrupa
• Güvenlik İşbirliği
• İkili İlişkiler

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