Turkey's Hydropolitics: Building Order in the Middle East
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Published:2023-03
Issue:1
Volume:30
Page:36-47
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ISSN:1061-1924
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Container-title:Middle East Policy
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Middle East Policy
Author:
Hamidi Somaye1,
Mozdkhah Ehsan1
Affiliation:
1. Dr. Hamidi is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Birjand in Iran. Mr. Mozdkhah is a PhD student in political science at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in Iran.
Abstract
AbstractWater resources have evolved into a major tool for expanding a country's regional influence. The dynamic interactions of hydraulics strategies have thus been regarded as critical factors in Middle Eastern politics. As Turkey controls upstream water resources in the region, this study attempts to answer this question: What goals does Turkey pursue with its water‐control policy? The article demonstrates that Turkey is seeking to become the dominant power in the Middle East by regulating hydropolitics.
Subject
Political Science and International Relations,Sociology and Political Science