TÜRKİYE AS AN EMERGING TRADING STATE IN THE BLACK SEA REGION

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2024-2

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KAHYA, MERYEM MERVE

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The aim of this thesis is to examine Türkiye's post-2002 Black Sea policy, suggesting that Türkiye's policy towards this region is best explained by the concept of a trading state. This thesis challenges the theories that tend to explain Türkiye’s policy in the Black Sea exclusively in terms of security or economic terms. It argues that Türkiye’s policy is driven by its ambition to be a major trading state in the region, which requires both a stable regional environment and vibrant and prosperous trade potential. The concept of trading states is based on the idea that trade is beneficial for all parties involved, and regional cooperation is useful in solving problems where mutual interdependence between countries increases. In this context, a wide range of actors play a role in foreign policy, opening new areas of cooperation through commercial collaboration and helping to address regional issues. Türkiye is conducting a foreign policy based on trade as an emerging trading state in the Black Sea region. Türkiye’s bilateral trade relations with the Black littoral countries, including Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and Georgia, have been examined thoroughly in terms of goods and services, analyzing foreign trade data, agreements made, and mechanisms and policies aimed at increasing regional cooperation. It has been observed that trade forms the backbone of Türkiye's strategy for the Black Sea region.

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Black Sea, Türkiye, Trading State, Trade, Political Economy

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/108787

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis