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Analysis of Transforming Security Through the Water Resources and Affiliated Conflicts Between 2000 and 2019: Case of Iraq, Syria and Turkey

Year 2021, Volume: 30 Issue: 1, 109 - 127, 31.03.2021

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the changing nature of water security and affiliated conflicts within the scope of security conceptualization at individual and state levels between the years 2000-2019. It was set out that water conflicts and water insecurity in Iraq, Syria and Turkey in the 20-year period after 2000 were caused by attacks to water resources and infrastructure at micro and mezzo levels, other than natural disasters such as climate change and reduced water resources. This research focuses on the water conflicts that have arisen in recent years, with some exceptions, not between states but by groups operating at regional levels. It has also been observed in recent years that terrorisminduced attacks have focused on waterways and threatens water security. The study focused on the conflicts occurring in Iraq, Syria and Turkey and the causes of these conflicts within the framework of comparative analysis method.

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  • Omara, J. O. (2017, February 03). Report: Water pipeline to ISIL stronghold Raqqa destroyed. November 22, 2019 tarihinde USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/02/03/report-water-pipeline-isil-stronghold-raqqa-destroyed/97436786/
  • RAND Database of Worldwide Terrisom Incidents (RDWTI). (2019). National Security Research Division. www.rand.org: https://www.rand.org/nsrd/projects/terrorism-incidents/download.html.
  • Reznicck, A. (2016, January 04). Weaponizing Syria’s Water. bostonreview: http://www.bostonreview.net/world/syria-water-alisa-reznick
  • Sancak, K. (2013). Güvenlik Kavramı Etrafındaki Tartışmalar ve Uluslararası Güvenliğin Dönüşümü. Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 124-134.
  • Sancak, K. (2013). Güvenlik Kavramı Etrafındaki Tartışmalar Ve Uluslararası Güvenliğin Dönüşümü. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi(6), 124-134. http://www.ktu.edu.tr/dosyalar/sbedergisi_69519.pdf
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  • Tawfeeq, M., & Abdelaziz, S. (2016, November 30). ISIS uses water as weapon in Mosul fight. CNN World: https://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/30/middleeast/mosul-water-isis/
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  • The Global Terrorism Database (GTD). (2019, November). National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START). https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/
  • The Jordan Times. (2015, August 23). PKK kills Turkish soldier, abducts customs officials army. jordantimes.com: http://www.jordantimes.com/news/region/pkk-kills-turkish-soldier-abducts-customs-officials-%E2%80%94-army
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  • Tierney, J., & Worth, R. (2003, August 18). Attacks in Iraq Might Be Signs Of New Tactics. November 21, 2019 tarihinde New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/18/world/attacks-in-iraq-might-be-signs-of-new-tactics.html
  • TRY World. (2017, March 08). Regime forces capture Aleppo's main water supply plant. November 22, 2019 tarihinde trtworld.com: https://www.trtworld.com/mea/regime-forces-capture-key-aleppo-water-supply-plant-312745
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  • Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, 12(46), s. 105-130. https://www.uidergisi.com.tr/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/46-6.pdf
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2000-2019 Yılları Arasında Su Güvenliği ve Çatışmalar Üzerinden Değişen Güvenliğin Analizi: Irak, Suriye ve Türkiye Örnekleri

Year 2021, Volume: 30 Issue: 1, 109 - 127, 31.03.2021

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı; 2000-2019 yılları arasında su güvenliği ve su çatışmalarının birey ve devlet güvenliği kapsamında değişen niteliğinin analizini yapmaktır. Bu çalışmada; iklim değişimi ve azalan su kaynakları dışında; 2000 sonrası 20 yıllık dönemde Irak, Suriye ve Türkiye’deki su kaynaklarına ve altyapısına yapılan saldırıları konu edinmektedir. Bu kapsamda su güvensizliğinin mikro ve mezo seviyede su kaynaklarını ve altyapısını hedef alan saldırılardan kaynaklandığı ortaya konmuştur. Su çatışmaları, son yıllarda, bazı istisnalar hariç, devletler arasında değil bölgesel nitelikte faaliyet gösteren gruplar tarafından yürütülmektedir. Bu çerçevede son yıllarda terörizm kaynaklı saldırıların su yolları üzerine yoğunlaştığı ve su güvenliğini tehdit ettiği gözlemlenmiştir. Çalışma; Irak, Suriye ve Türkiye’de meydana gelen su odaklı çatışmalara ve bu çatışmaların nedenlerine odaklanarak karşılaştırmalı analiz yöntemi çerçevesinde incelenmiştir.

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  • Aytaç, G. B. (2018, Haziran). Feminist Yaklaşım Çerçevesinde İnsan Güvenliği: Sivil Toplum Gözüyle Irak Örneği. Marmara Üniversitesi Kadın ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Araştırmaları Dergisi, 1(2), s. 9-23. doi:DOI: 10.26695/mukatcad.2018.12
  • Baran, T., & Macar, E. (2017). Değişen Güvenlik Yaklaşımları Örneğinde Kopenhag Okulu’nun Toplumsal Güvenlik Yaklaşımı. Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 10(54), 252-259.
  • BBC News. (2012, September 08). Aleppo water supply cut as Syria fighting rages. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-19533112, Erişim tarihi:18.12.2019
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  • Uzgel, İ., & Bedirhanoğlu, N. (2016, Haziran). Eleştirel Bir Literatür Değerlendirmesi: Dışlamadan Sınırlı Tanımaya, Uluslararası İlişkiler Kuramları ve Marksizm.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Political Science
Journal Section Articles
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Murat Aslan 0000-0002-5128-1020

Cumali Özbek 0000-0003-0587-3751

Publication Date March 31, 2021
Submission Date January 17, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 30 Issue: 1

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APA Aslan, M., & Özbek, C. (2021). Analysis of Transforming Security Through the Water Resources and Affiliated Conflicts Between 2000 and 2019: Case of Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences, 30(1), 109-127.