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Turkey and the Tigris River: An Analytic Viewpoint in Political Geography | ||
| مجلة ابحاث البصرة للعلوم الأنسانیة | ||
| Article 1, Volume 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 137-149 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| D.Abbas A. Kahdim and DhrA.A-Alzahrai | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In the Arabic lands located in dry and semi-dry areas, water becomes a natural resource with a particular significance. After the cold war, water became one important reason for regional and international struggles. Water crisis in the Middle East region is a strategic issue which could be more important than oil. It might be one of the matters of visible future struggle. The autocratic way of Turkey in managing its water policy causes harm to the security of water, food and population in the adjoining countries, Iraq and Syria in particular because they are the countries of watercourse and estuary. Since Turkey has a control over the water resources, its strategic aim is to encroach upon their water shares neglecting all the international laws agreed upon in fair sharing of water supplies among countries partaking in the same river. This behavior is a violation to the international law. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Turkey; Tigris River; Political Geography | ||
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