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ANADOLU’DAN KIBRIS’A BAĞLANAN SUYUN STRATEJİK ve POLİTİK ETKİLERİ
STRATEGIC AND POLITICAL EFFECTS OF WATER FROM ANATOLIA

Author(s): Ata Atun, Yurdagül Atun
Subject(s): Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade, Environmental interactions, Geopolitics
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Turkey; TRNC; Cyprus; Water; Pipe;

Summary/Abstract: The water supply Project by pipes from Anatolia to the island of Cyprus 250 m. below sea level through Mediterranean Sea is named “Peace Water” by the Republic of Turkey and TRNC governments. The water from Anatolia to Cyprus will overcome the millenniums long draught, scarcity of water and depressed agriculture and stock breeding in the island, together with a long lasting solution based on equal partnership, causing to end the dispute between Turkish and Greek communities of the island. The political effects of the “Peace Water” is quite negative on the Greek side, believing that the water supply from Anatolia with strengthen the hands of the Turkish Cypriots on the negotiation table, while will cause Greek side to lose a considerable amount of political superiority.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 11-17
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Turkish