EFFECTS OF ARAB CRISIS TO THE SYRIAN ECONOMY

Yıl 2018, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 5, 44 - 57, 28.01.2018

Arzu Al Gökhan Katıtaş

Öz

The events, which initiated in year of 2010, earlier qualified as spring for Middle Eastern people who indigent to peace and serenity for decades, and therefore named as Arab Spring. However, day by day, it is understood that events do not related with the any kind of spring, so that we identify the case as Arab Crisis. The crisis had started in Tunisia and then spread to Libya, Bahrein, Yemen, Jordan, Egypt and Syria. Many of the this series of crisis ended, except Syria. The events in the area, where include a lot of actors as state and non-state, affected negatively country’s economy. In this paper, economic indicators which are result of the Arab Crisis and terrorist activities, that are made by both regime and sub-state groups, in the country will be examined and correlation between terrorism and economy will be scrutinized.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Terrorism, Economy, International Political Economy, Syria, Arab Crisis

ARAP KRİZİ’NİN SURİYE EKONOMİSİNE ETKİLERİ

Öz

    

2010 yılında Tahrir
meydanında başlayan olaylar ilk olarak yıllardır barışa ve huzura muhtaç bir
şekilde yaşayan Orta Doğu halkları için bir bahar şeklinde nitelendirilerek
Arap Baharı olarak adlandırılmıştır. Ancak geçen zamanla birlikte yaşananların
bahar olmadığı anlaşılmıştır. Bu sebeple Arap Krizleri olarak adlandırdığımız
bu olaylar, bölgede bulunan birçok ülkeye, Tunus’ta başlayıp ve sırasıyla
Libya, Bahreyn, Yemen, Ürdün, Mısır ve Suriye’ye, sıçramıştır. Bu krizlerin
birçoğu sona ermişken, Suriye’deki kriz devam etmektedir. Birçok devlet ve
devlet dışı aktörün bulunduğu bölgede yaşanan terör olayları ülkenin
ekonomisini de oldukça olumsuz bir şekilde etkilemiştir. Bu çalışmada, Arap
Krizleri ile başlayan ve hem devlet terörünün hem de devlet dışı aktörlerden
kaynaklanan terör olaylarının neticesinde kaydedilen ekonomik göstergeler
incelenerek ve literatürden faydalanılarak terör ile ekonomi arasındaki
bağlantı irdelenecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Terörizm, Ekonomi, Uluslararası Politik Ekonomi, Suriye, Arap Krizi

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