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- Title
KARADENİZ JEOPOLİTİĞİNE DEMOGRAFİK DEĞİŞKENLERİN ETKİSİ.
- Authors
BİRSEL, Haktan
- Abstract
The geography of Blacksea has a special role in Turkey and the rest of the world. The Muslim population has increased after Blacksea was changed into a Turkish lake. Shortly, a commonly shared life was born between Muslims and believers of other religions and continued without an issue for a long period of time. The ethnical differences, with the result of a weakening Ottoman Empire during the 19th century, were used by the European countries and Russia to be able to invade the demographic structure. This was a demographic game that ended with Turkey's victory in 1923. As Turkey transformed into a modern national country in 1923, Blacksea region developed into a dynamic structure. Blacksea has provided a safe exit on terrain and marine paths for the energy resources that were discovered around Hazar region at the end of 1990. Today, with Romania and Bulgaria being neighbors with the European Union, energy transportation plans play a critical role. However, based on data from 2010, the ratio of amount of transported energy to the Turkish population is significantly low. Since the region carries a critical importance in energy strategy of global scale, development of energy focused opportunities need to be initiated. During the execution phase; the demographic structure, as well as the historical Blacksea culture, must be protected and the population of the local community should be increased.
- Subjects
BLACK Sea Coast (Turkey); GEOPOLITICS; DEMOGRAPHIC research; MUSLIMS; ETHNIC differences; POWER resources; SOCIOCULTURAL factors; OTTOMAN Empire
- Publication
Electronic Turkish Studies, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 5, p141
- ISSN
1308-2140
- Publication type
Article