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TURKEY’S BLACK SEA VISION AND ITS DYNAMICS
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Following the decline of the Soviet Union, the Black Sea Region has increased in significance on the global agenda. Turkey, having historic ties and the longest coastline among littoral states in the region, has developed a regional discourse, as it has control of the Straits in the region in accordance with the Montreux Convention of 1936. It has started to pursue an active policy to create consciousness of regio- nalism in the region and to enhance cooperation among all littoral states in the fields of economy, politics, and security; and it has under- taken a leading role ininitiating various formations in the region, such as Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), the Black Sea Naval Coo- peration Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR), and the Operation Black Sea Harmony (OBSH). While all these Turkish efforts in relation to the re- gion have created some consciousness of regionalism, it has not been possible to regionalize the Black Sea Region thus far, for various rea- sons. These reasons can be summarized as follows: First of all, Tur- kish initiatives reflect the lack of regional conception, and in fact Tur- key itself does not have a distinctive regional conception. On the other hand, the drivers of regionalism belong to various regional, political, and economic organizations, and they each have different priorities in their internal and external affairs. In other words, regionalism is ma- inly seen by littoral states in terms of cooperation with the West. Furthermore, Turkey has had to deal with its other security issues, such as terrorist threats, the Middle East context, etc. And lastly, Rus- sia, as a historic rival of Turkey and a dominant power in the region, exists in almost all regional initiatives. The existence of Russia mostly leads to rivalry rather than the promotion of regional cooperation in the Black Sea Region. This study begins with a brief definitional dis- cussion of the concept of regionalism. The second part of the study bounds the Black Sea Region with its history to provide the backgro- und to Turkish regionalism in the region. Then, Turkey’s Black Sea vi- sion is discussed, including its initiatives and bilateral relations with Russia. The study mainly points out the shortcomings of the Black Sea with regard to regionalism and the limitations of Turkey’s regional initiatives, and seeks answers to the questions “what is Turkey’s Black Sea vision?” and “which dynamics affect that vision?”
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
15 Mart 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
1 Mart 2018
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 15 Sayı: 57
APA
Bayram, D. Ç., & Tüfekçi, Ö. (2018). TURKEY’S BLACK SEA VISION AND ITS DYNAMICS. Karadeniz Araştırmaları, 15(57), 1-16. https://izlik.org/JA42TT47ST
AMA
1.Bayram DÇ, Tüfekçi Ö. TURKEY’S BLACK SEA VISION AND ITS DYNAMICS. Karadeniz Araştırmaları. 2018;15(57):1-16. https://izlik.org/JA42TT47ST
Chicago
Bayram, Duygu Çağla, ve Özgür Tüfekçi. 2018. “TURKEY’S BLACK SEA VISION AND ITS DYNAMICS”. Karadeniz Araştırmaları 15 (57): 1-16. https://izlik.org/JA42TT47ST.
EndNote
Bayram DÇ, Tüfekçi Ö (01 Mart 2018) TURKEY’S BLACK SEA VISION AND ITS DYNAMICS. Karadeniz Araştırmaları 15 57 1–16.
IEEE
[1]D. Ç. Bayram ve Ö. Tüfekçi, “TURKEY’S BLACK SEA VISION AND ITS DYNAMICS”, Karadeniz Araştırmaları, c. 15, sy 57, ss. 1–16, Mar. 2018, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA42TT47ST
ISNAD
Bayram, Duygu Çağla - Tüfekçi, Özgür. “TURKEY’S BLACK SEA VISION AND ITS DYNAMICS”. Karadeniz Araştırmaları 15/57 (01 Mart 2018): 1-16. https://izlik.org/JA42TT47ST.
JAMA
1.Bayram DÇ, Tüfekçi Ö. TURKEY’S BLACK SEA VISION AND ITS DYNAMICS. Karadeniz Araştırmaları. 2018;15:1–16.
MLA
Bayram, Duygu Çağla, ve Özgür Tüfekçi. “TURKEY’S BLACK SEA VISION AND ITS DYNAMICS”. Karadeniz Araştırmaları, c. 15, sy 57, Mart 2018, ss. 1-16, https://izlik.org/JA42TT47ST.
Vancouver
1.Duygu Çağla Bayram, Özgür Tüfekçi. TURKEY’S BLACK SEA VISION AND ITS DYNAMICS. Karadeniz Araştırmaları [Internet]. 01 Mart 2018;15(57):1-16. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA42TT47ST