This book investigates water issues in the Euphrates-Tigris basin between Turkey, Syria and Iraq (Iran). It presents the importance of water in the world and especially for the countries of the Euphrates-Tigris basin, the water resources of the three riparian countries, their advantages and disadvantages, the amount of reservoir construction in the three riparian countries, their water disagreements and conflicts, international water law. The importance of water in the Ottoman period is presented, the evolution of Turkey's water policy in the 20th and 21st centuries, the connection and interdependence of Turkey's water policy with its foreign and domestic policies are shown in detail. Separate reference is made to non-state actors, such as the Kurds of Turkey, Syria and Iraq. The work emphasizes that Turkey is a unique country in the world with its water policy in the Euphrates-Tigris basin: no other country is able to use water in such a multi-purpose way to achieve various goals.

Autorentext
Hayk Gabrielyan graduated from Yerevan State University, receiving a bachelor's degree in riental Studies and a master's degree in Turkish Studies. In 2023 he successfully completed the doctorate at Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences). H. Gabrielyan is an expert on Turkey, the author of about 300 scientific and analytical articles on Modern Turkey, written mainly in Armenian, as well as in Russian and English.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Theoretical framework.- Hydropolicy and hydropolitical interdependence.- Historical and geographical overviews of the Euphrates-Tigris and the Orontes Basins.- The Southeastern Anatolia Project GAP.- Water conflicts between Turkey, Syria and Iraq in 1980-2000.- Water projects and the Kurds of Turkey.- GAP in the 21th century Justice and Development Party.- Conclusion.