Türkiye İle Suriye Arasindaki Krizin Hatay Bölgesi Üzerindeki Etkileri
Effects of Crisis between Turkey and Syria on Hatay Region

Summary/Abstract: An anti-regime demonstration in Syria started on 2011 March deeply impacted upon the unity of the country. Ankara’s perception identifying domestic problems in Syria with Turkey’s economic and political instability stems from the historical, economical, ethnical, sectional similarities within the two countries. The drastic dissolution of Syria due to the internal war occurring in the country directly impacts the stability of Turkey in different ways. The economic sanctions on Syria affects Hatay’s economy dreadfully. In this context, the study evaluates how the effects of the sanctions on Syria impact Hatay region politically and economically and the demands of the people in Hatay dreadfully affected from this crisis . It needs to be noted that there has always been a commercial and social relationship between Hatay region and Syria in the history.

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