The Concept of Central Country in Turkish Foreign Policy and Its Relationship With the Energy Policy: The Case of Turkstream Pipeline

Dicle Korkmaz

Makale detayları

The Concept of Central Country in Turkish Foreign Policy and Its Relationship With the Energy Policy: The Case of Turkstream Pipeline

Yazarlar:

Dicle Korkmaz

Yayıncı:

Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar:

Uluslararası İlişkiler

Dergi:

Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.185-199

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001289613

pISSN:

1302-9975

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 The concept of central country has been one of the foundations of the foreign policy of the Justice and Development Party JDP. The argument that the natural gas pipelines passingto pass through Turkiye contribute to Turkiyes becoming a central country and increase its significance in the region has been important in the JDPs narrative. Although the concept of central country was introduced by Ahmet Davutoglu who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister in the JDP governments, it has a continuity in the JDP narrative. Operationalizing the concept of central country, the research questions this argument in the case of the TurkStream Pipeline, which carries natural gas from Russia to Turkiye. First of all, it examines the related articles of the Agreement on the TurkStream Pipeline and the results of negotiations on natural gas contracts passing through the Pipeline and determines the extent to which there is an increase in the variables of acquisition of power and to be located within the economic transmission lines. Secondly, it analyses Turkiyes capacity to determine regional policies by utilizing the criteria of vulnerability and sensitivity, which were developed by Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye 2012 to measure the asymmetrical power in an interdependence. This study identifies the asymmetrical interdependence between the parties in 2014-2016, when the TurkStream negotiations started and ended, and portrays the imbalance in the negotiations. The article aims to contribute to the literature by operationalizing the concept of central country and questioning the relationship between this concept and natural gas pipelines in the JDP narrative.

 The concept of central country has been one of the foundations of the foreign policy of the Justice and Development Party JDP. The argument that the natural gas pipelines passingto pass through Turkiye contribute to Turkiyes becoming a central country and increase its significance in the region has been important in the JDPs narrative. Although the concept of central country was introduced by Ahmet Davutoglu who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister in the JDP governments, it has a continuity in the JDP narrative. Operationalizing the concept of central country, the research questions this argument in the case of the TurkStream Pipeline, which carries natural gas from Russia to Turkiye. First of all, it examines the related articles of the Agreement on the TurkStream Pipeline and the results of negotiations on natural gas contracts passing through the Pipeline and determines the extent to which there is an increase in the variables of acquisition of power and to be located within the economic transmission lines. Secondly, it analyses Turkiyes capacity to determine regional policies by utilizing the criteria of vulnerability and sensitivity, which were developed by Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye 2012 to measure the asymmetrical power in an interdependence. This study identifies the asymmetrical interdependence between the parties in 2014-2016, when the TurkStream negotiations started and ended, and portrays the imbalance in the negotiations. The article aims to contribute to the literature by operationalizing the concept of central country and questioning the relationship between this concept and natural gas pipelines in the JDP narrative.

 The concept of central country has been one of the foundations of the foreign policy of the Justice and Development Party JDP. The argument that the natural gas pipelines passingto pass through Turkiye contribute to Turkiyes becoming a central country and increase its significance in the region has been important in the JDPs narrative. Although the concept of central country was introduced by Ahmet Davutoglu who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister in the JDP governments, it has a continuity in the JDP narrative. Operationalizing the concept of central country, the research questions this argument in the case of the TurkStream Pipeline, which carries natural gas from Russia to Turkiye. First of all, it examines the related articles of the Agreement on the TurkStream Pipeline and the results of negotiations on natural gas contracts passing through the Pipeline and determines the extent to which there is an increase in the variables of acquisition of power and to be located within the economic transmission lines. Secondly, it analyses Turkiyes capacity to determine regional policies by utilizing the criteria of vulnerability and sensitivity, which were developed by Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye 2012 to measure the asymmetrical power in an interdependence. This study identifies the asymmetrical interdependence between the parties in 2014-2016, when the TurkStream negotiations started and ended, and portrays the imbalance in the negotiations. The article aims to contribute to the literature by operationalizing the concept of central country and questioning the relationship between this concept and natural gas pipelines in the JDP narrative.

 Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisinin AKP yürüttüğü dış politikanın temellerinden biri merkez ülke kavramıdır. Türkiyeden geçengeçecek doğal gaz boru hatlarının Türkiyenin merkez ülke olmasına katkı sağladığı ve bölgedeki önemini artırdığı iddiası AKP anlatısında önemli bir yer tutmaktadır. Merkez ülke kavramı, AKP Hükümetlerinde Dışişleri Bakanlığı ve Başbakanlık yapmış olan Ahmet Davutoğlu tarafından ortaya atılmış olsa da AKP anlatısında süreklilik taşımaktadır. Bu çalışma, merkez ülke kavramını işlemselleştirerek Rusyadan Türkiyeye doğal gaz taşıyan TürkAkım Boru Hattı örneğinde söz konusu iddiayı sorgulamaktadır. İlk olarak TürkAkım Boru Hattına İlişkin Anlaşma hükümlerini ve Boru Hattından geçen doğal gaz kontratlarına ilişkin müzakere sonuçlarını incelemiş ve güç edinimi ve ekonomik aktarım hatları üzerinde kurulu olma değişkenlerinde artış olup olmadığını tespit etmiştir. İkinci olarak, Robert Keohane ve Joseph Nyein 2012 karşılıklı bağımlılıkta asimetrik gücü ölçmek için geliştirdikleri kırılganlık ve hassasiyet kriterlerini kullanarak Türkiyenin bölgesel politikaları belirleyebilme kapasitesini analiz etmiştir. Bu çalışma, TürkAkım müzakerelerinin başladığı ve sona erdiği 2014-2016 yıllarında taraflar arasındaki asimetrik karşılıklı bağımlılığı tespit etmekte ve müzakerelerdeki dengesizliği ortaya koymaktadır. Makale, merkez ülke kavramını işlemselleştirerek ve AKP anlatısında merkez ülke ile doğal gaz boru hatları arasında kurulan ilişkiyi sorgulayarak alanyazına katkı yapmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Makale detayları

The Concept of Central Country in Turkish Foreign Policy and Its Relationship With the Energy Policy: The Case of Turkstream Pipeline

Yazarlar:

Dicle Korkmaz

Yayıncı:

Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar:

Uluslararası İlişkiler

Dergi:

Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.185-199

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001289613

pISSN:

1302-9975

Central Country

Turkstream Pipeline

Interdependence

Turkiye-Russia Relations

Natural GasMerkez Ülke

Türkakım Boru Hattı

Karşılıklı Bağımlılık

Türkiye-Rusya Ilişkileri

Doğal Gaz

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Dicle Korkmaz

Yayıncı: Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar: Uluslararası İlişkiler

Dergi: Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.185-199

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001289613

pISSN: 1302-9975

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Dicle Korkmaz

Yayıncı:

Akdeniz University

Ana Başlıklar:

Uluslararası İlişkiler

Dergi:

Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.185-199

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001289613

pISSN:

1302-9975