Covid-19 Pandemisi Sırasında Yakın Çevrede Türkiye’nin Güvenliğiyle İlgili Gelişmeler
Developments Related to Turkey's Security Nearby of iIts Region During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Author(s): Celalettin Yavuz
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, International relations/trade, Health and medicine and law, Geopolitics
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: pandemic; conflict; security problems; nearby geography; regional and global problems;
Summary/Abstract: Due to Covid-19 exports of countries has fallen, and their production hasdecreased accordingly. The service sector, especially tourism revenues, suffered considerably. Treasures of the gross domestic product of the states decreased significantly as unemployment increased further. Almost all states and nations except China became poorer compare to the previous year. With these adverse events, countries were expected to "stretch their feet according to their quilt". In this context, some countries (such as Germany) reduced their defense budget by 25%. In many places, conflicts, tensions, or "sanctions" continued to be experienced in order to protect national interests. Turkey was also affected by these adverse events. What affected Turkey the most were, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea Jurisdictions, disturbing policies of the United States in the region, and the Nagorno-Karabakh War. While the Biden administration; which came after the Trump administration that started a "Trade War" with China; is showing China and Russia as a "threat", the search for to sitting at the table has begun with Iran, which the Trump administration imposed "sanctions" on. Another important development in Turkey's hinterland was in the spring of 2021 with the Biden administration in the US, increasing tension in Ukrainian-Russian relations. While the NATO membership of Ukraine was brought to the agenda, such activities came from Russia to increase the tension. As the fight against the PKK terrorist organization continues in Turkey's southern border in the north of Syria and Iraq, the US continues to support the Democratic Forces in Syria that mainly involve PKK extension PYD/YPG. Despite reached Astana and Sochi agreement with Russia, in Idlib, Afrin, and al-Bab, the Assad regime, Iran, and Russian-sided paramilitary groups are causing the loss of lives of civilians and properties in the places nearby Turkey, with air and artillery. Despite the Covid-19 pandemics causing economic and social paralysis beginning with the first quarter of 2020 all over the world, all these developments that interested Turkey directly or indirectly have been observed.

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