Turkey's Water Policy As Part of the Political Strategy : The Evolution of Turkey's Water Policy

• Autore: Gabrielyan Hayk
• Pubblicazione: Wiesbaden : , : Springer Vieweg. in Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (414 pages)
• Disciplina: 333.91109561
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Dissertation Description -- 1.2 Research Question and Sub Questions -- 1.3 Literature Review and the Contribution of My to This Literature -- 1.4 Methodology -- 1.5 Research Findings -- 1.6 Conclusions -- 2 Theoretical Framework -- 2.1 What is Realism? -- 2.2 The Development of Political Realism -- 2.3 Hans Morgenthau-the Six Principles of Political Realism -- 2.3.1 First Principle-Politics is Governed by Objective Laws Which Have Roots in Human Nature -- 2.3.2 Second Principle-National Interest Defined in Terms of National Power -- 2.3.3 Third Principle-Interest is Always Dynamic -- 2.3.4 Fourth Principle-Abstract Moral Principles Cannot Be Applied to Politics -- 2.3.5 Fifth Principle-Difference Between Moral Aspirations of a Nation and the Universal Moral Principles -- 2.3.6 Sixth Principle-Autonomy of International Politics -- 2.4 Kenneth Waltz-Neorealism -- 2.4.1 Defining Power -- 2.4.2 Why Do States Struggle for Power? -- 2.4.3 The Critical and Normative Dimension of Power Politics -- 2.5 Realism, Liberalism and Constructivism in Transboundary Water Relations -- 2.5.1 Realism in Transboundary Water Relations -- 2.5.2 Liberalism in Transboundary Water Relations -- 2.5.3 Constructivism in Transboundary Water Relations -- 2.5.4 Realism, Liberalism and Constructivism in Turkey's Hydro Diplomacy -- 3 Hydropolicy and Hydropolitical Interdependence -- 3.1 Water and Interdependence in World Politics -- 3.1.1 The Importance of Water -- 3.1.2 Hydropolitical Interdependence -- 3.2 The Rise of Hydro-Diplomacy -- 3.2.1 Transboundary Water Governance -- 3.2.2 Technical Cooperation -- 3.2.3 Hydrohegemons -- 3.2.4 River Basin Organization -- 3.3 International Water law -- 3.3.1 Conflicts Over Transboundary Water -- 3.3.2 The Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers. ; 3.3.3 UN Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses -- 3.3.4 Similarities and Differences Between the 1966 Helsinki Rules and the 1997 U.N. Convention -- 3.4 Turkey's Transboundary Water Policy (Official Position) -- 3.5 New Approach for Analyzing Turkey's Hydro Policy -- 4 Historical and Geographical Overviews of the Euphrates-Tigris and the Orontes Basins -- 4.1 The Importance of Water in the Ottoman Era -- 4.1.1 The Problem of Drinking and Irrigation Water -- 4.1.2 Economic and Military Importance of Rivers -- 4.1.3 Steamship Era -- 4.2 The First Steps of the Republic of Turkey in Water Sphere -- 4.2.1 EIE -- 4.2.2 DSİ -- 4.2.3 The Water Sphere of Turkey -- 4.3 Physical Characteristics of the Euphrates, Tigris and Orontes Rivers -- 4.3.1 The Euphrates River -- 4.3.2 The Tigris River -- 4.3.3 The Orontes River -- 4.4 Construction of the First Dam on The Euphrates in Turkey-Upper Euphrates Basin -- 4.4.1 Suleyman Demirel-The Architect of GAP -- 4.4.2 Construction of Keban Dam -- 4.5 Water Disagreements in the "Turkey-Syria-Iraq" Triangle in 1920-1975 -- 4.5.1 The First Period-Rivers of Common Geography and History -- 4.5.2 The Second Period-Rivers of Competition -- 4.6 Concluding Summary of the Second Chapter -- 5 The Southeastern Anatolia Project-GAP -- 5.1 General Information About GAP -- 5.2 Water Projects in the Euphrates Basin -- 5.2.1 Construction of Karakaya Dam -- 5.2.2 Lower Euphrates Projects -- 5.2.3 The Border Euphrates Project -- 5.3 Water Projects in the Tigris Basin -- 5.3.1 Kralkizi-Dicle Integrated Project -- 5.3.2 Construction of Batman and Garzan Dams -- 5.4 Water Projects in Syria and Iraq -- 5.4.1 The Euphrates Basin -- 5.4.2 The Tigris Basin -- 5.4.3 Orontes River Basin -- 5.5 Peace Water Pipeline -- 5.6 Concluding Summary of the Third chapter. ; 6 Water Conflicts Between Turkey, Syria and Iraq in 1980-2000 -- 6.1 Water Quantity and Quality -- 6.1.1 Euphrates and Tigris -- 6.1.2 Impact on the Gulf -- 6.2 Water Conflicts in the Euphrates Basin -- 6.2.1 Ataturk Dam Crisis -- 6.2.2 Birecik Dam (Border Euphrates) Crisis -- 6.3 Water Conflicts in the Orontes Basin -- 6.3.1 General Overview of the Orontes Basin Hydropolitics -- 6.3.2 The Broader Political Context of Lebanon-Syria Relations -- 6.3.3 Lebanon-Syria Hydropolitical Relations on the Orontes Basin -- 6.3.4 Untangling the Political Context of Transboundary Water Relations: The Case of Syria and Turkey on the Orontes Basin -- 6.4 Concluding Summary of the Fourth Chapter -- 7 Water Projects and the Kurds of Turkey -- 7.1 The Situation of the Kurds in Turkey and the Birth of the PKK -- 7.2 Kurdish Migration and Impact of GAP -- 7.2.1 Intra-regional Migration of Kurds -- 7.2.2 Interregional Migration of Kurds -- 7.2.3 Results of Migration of Kurds -- 7.3 PKK Between Turkey and Syria -- 7.4 The Role of Hafez Al-Assad -- 7.4.1 Physical Rescue of Ocalan and Kurdish Militants (PKK) -- 7.4.2 Establishment of Ocalan's Headquarters in Damascus -- 7.4.3 Organizing Military Training of Kurdish Militants in the Bekaa Valley -- 7.4.4 Ensuring Visits of Kurdish Militants to Europe -- 7.4.5 Syria as a Transit Country for Arms and Militants -- 7.4.6 Direct Penetration of Kurdish Militants and Arms From Syria to Turkey -- 7.4.7 Allowing Recruitment and Fundraising Among the Syrian Kurds -- 7.4.8 Conclusion -- 7.5 The Fight Against PKK and Hydro Projects: Financial Comparison -- 7.6 Concluding Summary of Chapter 5 -- 8 GAP in the 21th Century-Justice and Development Party -- 8.1 GAP Plans during rule of JDP -- 8.1.1 GAP Regional Development Plan (2002-2010) -- 8.1.2 GAP Action Plans (2008-2012 & -- 2014-2018). ; 8.2 Water Projects in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin in Turkey -- 8.2.1 Euphrates River -- 8.2.2 Tigris River -- 8.3 Rivers for Cooperative Endeavors -- 8.3.1 High-Level Strategic Cooperation Councils and Water -- 8.3.2 New Water Protocols and New Perspectives on Transboundary Water Issues -- 8.3.3 Issues of Common Concern: Protocols on Water Efficiency, Drought Management, and Quality Remediation -- 8.3.4 The Ministers' Network and the JTC Revitalized -- 8.3.5 The Euphrates-Tigris Initiative for Cooperation: A Network of Academics and Professionals -- 8.4 Water as Turkey's Leverage Against Neighboring Countries -- 8.4.1 The Case of Syria-Friendship Dam -- 8.4.2 The Case of Iraq-Ilisu Dam -- 8.4.3 Case of Iran and the Kurds of Iraq -- 8.4.4 The Case of the Kurds of Syria -- 8.5 Turkey's "Water Weapon" Against the PKK -- 8.5.1 Security Reservoirs (Hakkari and Sirnak Provinces) -- 8.5.2 Ilisu and Silvan Dams -- 8.5.3 Blockade of Dersim with Reservoirs -- 8.5.4 Mardin-Ceylanpinar Irrigation Main Canal -- 8.6 Concluding Summary of Chapter 6 -- 9 Conclusion -- Reference List/Bibliography.
• Titolo autorizzato: Turkey's Water Policy As Part of the Political Strategy
• ISBN: 3-658-44070-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910845494003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Im Spannungsverhältnis der Regionen Südosteuropa und Mittlerer Osten Series