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The Evolution of Water Diplomacy Frameworks: The Euphrates-Tigris Basin as a Case Study
(Springer, 2024) Kibaroğlu, Ayşegül
Water diplomacy encompasses the processes and institutions through which the national interests and identities of sovereign states are represented to one another. It is enshrined in international law, which states use to explain and justify their policies to concerned actors in the international system. States mostly prefer traditional tools of water diplomacy such as negotiation and mediation to resolve disputes in transboundary river basins. This chapter explores water diplomacy along with its main principles and actors. On the one hand, the state has been the main actor in shaping transboundary water policies and conducting water diplomacy throughout the last few decades of water disputes. On the other hand, international organizations, international financial agencies, non-governmental organizations, and science-policy (Track II) initiatives also participate in water diplomacy. A brief discussion of emerging water diplomacy approaches is followed by a case study on the evolution of water diplomacy frameworks in the Euphrates-Tigris river basin.
Euphrates-Tigris Basin: Future (2040-2060)
(Bellagio Rockefeller Center, 2017) Kibaroğlu, Ayşegül
This paper analyses competitive development and projects,?irrigable lands and irrigated areas, water supply and demand and impacts on climate change over Euphrates-Tigris.
When Does the System Punish?
(2017) Çağlar, Barış
Turkish foreign policy behavior regarding the Syrian Crisis, except a few important theoretical inroads, has not been studied from different vantage points of IR theory. Despite international systemic imperatives that prompt otherwise, the Turkish executive branch has persisted on its foreign policy course of action. This is yet another round where neorealism on its own is of little help in explaining foreign policy behavior. So as to contribute accordingly, the article herein presents a neoclassical realist account of Turkey's Syria policy from its inception to our day.
The Provocation of Jasper Johns: Pushing the Representational Limits of Pictorial Expression
(2020) Keki, Başak
Bu çalışma Jasper Johns’un kabaca 1955-1965 yılları arasındaki çalışmalarındaki görsellik ve sözel dil arasındaki ilişkiyi inceler. Sanatçının Numbers in Colors / Renkli Numaralar (1958-59), Gray Alphabets / Gri Alfabeler (1956), False Start / Hatalı Çıkış (1959), Jubilee / Jübile (1959), By the Sea / Deniz Kenarı (1961), Fool’s House / Ahmağın Evi (1962), Map / Harita (1961), The Critic Sees / Eleştirmen Görüyor (1961), Voice / Ses (1964-67), Voice 2 / Ses 2 (1982), Light Bulb / Ampul (1958) ve Watchman / Gözcü (1964) gibi işleri görsel ve sözel dillerin birbirleriyle ne kadar yakın ilişki içerinde olduğunu açığa çıkararak bize resimsel ifadenin sınırlarına ilişkin meseleleri araştırma alanı sağlar. Ancak bu alanlar arasındaki ilişki içerisinde yoğun olarak kesinti, karmaşa ve gerilim de barındırır. Herhangi bir görsel sanat eserini doğru bir şekilde değerlendirebilmek için eninde sonunda bakma alışkanlıklarımızı askıya alıp bakma eyleminin kendisine has karmaşıklığını fark etmek durumunda kalırız. Johns’un eserleri de bakma deneyiminin çeşitliliğine (görmek, seyretmek, selamlamak, okumak, saymak, incelemek, ezberlemek, casusluk yapmak, röntgenlemek, gözünü dikmek vs.) dikkat çekerek bize görme alışkanlıklarımızı sorgulatır. Bu çalışma, Johns’un eserlerini bu denli kışkırtıcı kılan özelliğin görsel alemin kendi içinde saf bir alan olmaktan ziyade sürekli olarak sözel dil ve diğer duyuların etkisine maruziyetinin vurgulanması olduğunu iddia eder.
Syria’s Remaining 1 Percent of Chemical Weapons Stocks Must Be the Concern of the 100 Percent of the World Population”, Paper Presented at the Plenary Session During the 20th Session of the Conference of the States Parties of the Cwc
(2015) Kibaroğlu, Mustafa
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Water Resources Management in the Lower Asi-Orontes River Basin: Issues and Opportunities
(Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and MEF University, 2016) Kibaroğlu, Ayşegül; Jaubert, Ronald
This book is a product of the International Workshop, “Water Resources Management in the Asi-Orontes River Basin: Issues and Opportunities,” whichwas convened at MEF University in Istanbul in November 2014. The workshopwas attended by a group of distinguished academics, experts, policy-makers, andpractitioners. It was organized as part of a research program on the Orontes Riverbasin led by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies withthe support of the Global Program Water Initiatives of the Swiss Development andCooperation Agency. The program aims to analyze water management challengesand perspectives in the Asi-Orontes River basin and to establish a multidisciplinary scientific and technical network on water management including Lebanese,Syrian and Turkish organizations. The first phase of the program initiated in 2012focused on upper and the middle reaches of the Asi-Orontes River basin. The second phase includes the lower reach of the basin largely located in the Hatay province in Turkey.
Türkiye’s Humanitarian Diplomacy Efforts During Pandemic Era: Scope and Challenges
(Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences International Symposium on International Relations, 2023) Güleç, Cansu
There is no universally agreed-upon definition of the term humanitarian diplomacy, which covers activities carried out tomeet the urgent needs and alleviate the suffering of victims of humanitarian crises, natural disasters, or man-madedisasters such as civil war. This concept, which has been widely used in the International Relations literature during the2000s, aims to mobilize both public and government support and resources for humanitarian activities and programs. Inthis framework, various actors including International Organizations, Non-governmental Organizations, private sector, andindividuals operate along with the states. The COVID-19 pandemic, which was first reported by officials in Wuhan City,China, on December 31, 2019, has caused the death of millions of people, disrupted the international economy, andchanged all aspects of social life with its ravages. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting the whole world andturning into a global crisis, all national and international actors, especially the states, have been insufficient in terms of theircapacity to manage the crisis. During this humanitarian crisis process, where there has been a need for solidarity andcooperation at various levels among all national and international actors, Türkiye has taken initiatives for humanitariandiplomacy activities beyond its borders, while struggling against this disease within its own borders. In this context, Turkishauthorities have stated that “Türkiye will continue to put forward its initiatives for the recuperation from this calamity ofhumanity in cooperation and solidarity, and use the lessons learnt to pave the way for a fairer, share-based and effectivestructure of the international system in the post-pandemic World”. The aim of this study, in which Türkiye’s humanitariandiplomacy practices during the COVID-19 pandemic process are analyzed, is to reveal how Türkiye’s humanitariandiplomacy activities during the pandemic process have become operational. In this framework, this study focuses initiallyon the elaboration of the concept of Humanitarian Diplomacy. Then, the impact of the COVID-19 process on Türkiye’shumanitarian diplomacy activities, and the domain and limitations of these activities will be discussed.
Democracy, Identity, and Foreign Policy in Turkey: Hegemony Through Transformation
(Routledge, 2015) Saatçioğlu, Beken
book was more comparative, or merely that the title of the book was more indicative of the book’s British focus; thus the book would be more self-explanatory. However, my favorable impression of the book is that, while it primarily appeals to politics and IR instructors in the UK, who themselves use either the traditional or creative approaches to teaching politics and IR, its rich innovative approach will remain a long-standing success as a reference toolfor future studies.
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De-Europeanisation in Turkey: the Case of the Rule of Law
(Taylor & Francis, 2016) Saatçioğlu, Beken
This article investigates the political dynamics shaping the post-2010 ‘de-Europeanisation’ of Turkey’s judicial system, particularly regarding judicial independence and rule of law. The analysis suggests the limits of conventional Europeanisation accounts emphasising causal factors such as European Union (EU) conditionality and the ‘lock-in effects’ of liberal reforms due to the benefits of EU accession. The article argues that the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP’s) bid for political hegemony resulted in the reversal of rule of law reforms. De-Europeanisation is discussed in terms of both legislative changes and the government’s observed discourse shift.
Empowering Autocrats: The EU’s Migration Partnerships with Turkey, Tunisia, and Egypt
(2025) Saatçioğlu, Beken; Gümüşçü, Şebnem
This paper studies the EU’s partnerships with Turkey, Tunisia, and Egypt to control illegal migration to Europe. The 2016 EU-Turkey refugee deal, the 2023 EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding, and the 2024 EU-Egypt Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership exhibit the EU’s policy of externalization of migration to countries of origin and transit in the EU’s neighborhood. The analysis assesses the repercussions of this externalization on the EU’s liberal democratic actorness on the world stage and the deepening autocratization in the Middle East and Turkey. Two preliminary findings are presented. First, the EU prefers transactionalism in the conduct of its foreign policy with the three countries. This is evident in the unconditional nature of these migration agreements and the sidestepping of the European Parliament as a critical actor in the process. Second, this transactionalism supports ongoing autocratization in all three countries by lifting external accountability and providing much-needed resources for these regimes: These autocratic regimes not only find greater leeway to contest the EU’s liberal democratic values (practically and discursively) but also resort to strategies of “refugee rentierism” in disregard for international refugee law. As such, the EU has enabled democratic breakdown in Turkey and Tunisia and autocratic deepening in Egypt.
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The Eu’s Response To the Syrian Refugee Crisis: a Battleground Among Many Europes
(Routledge, 2020) Saatçioğlu, Beken
This article examines the European Union (EU)’s response to the 2015–2016 refugee crisis. Departing from the understanding that Europe is a contested phenomenon, it investigates how different – Thick, Thin, Parochial and Global – Europes influenced the EU’s management of the crisis culminating in the March 2016 EU-Turkey ‘refugee deal’. Two findings are advanced. First, European actors reacted differently to the EU’s initially attempted Thick Europe approach to the crisis, following their respective Europe conceptions. Second, faced with growing divisions, they ultimately united around a lowest common denominator solution represented by the refugee deal which illustrated Thin Europe at the expense of a more norm-based policy associated with Thick and Global Europes. The findings demonstrate the significance of embedding the various European reactions to the crisis within different Europe categories while showing that consensus was still possible to tackle an external problem.
Turkey and the European Union: Strategic Partnership in Action
(2016) Saatçioğlu, Beken
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Turkey and the Eu: Strategic Rapprochement in the Shadow of the Refugee Crisis
(E-International Relations, 2016) Saatçioğlu, Beken
The year 2015 closed with crucial developments formally boosting Turkey-EU relations in the wake of Europe’s refugee crisis. The EU-Turkey deal reached on 29 November 2015 raised Turkey’s strategic importance for the EU to a whole new level. The Turkish government was offered key economic and political incentives in exchange for its agreement to host the Syrian refugees in Turkey, while attending to their socio-economic needs and help stem the refugee flow to Europe. Among the perks were a generous financial aid package of 3 billion euros to support Turkey in this daunting task, the prospect of visa liberalization for Turkish citizens by the end of 2016 contingent on Turkey’s full implementation of the 2013 EU-Turkey readmission agreement and a “re-energized” EU-Turkey accession negotiations process.
The European Union as a Distinctive Actor in Global Climate Change Policy
(Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Uluslararası İlişkiler Anabilim Dalı, 2015) Bağcı, Hüseyin; Kibaroğlu, Ayşegül
This dissertation focus on the relationship with the international climate change policy and key actors’ positions on global climate negotiations. The main aim of this dissertation is to show that the European Union takes a different position than other international actors in terms of international climate change negotiation and policy. This distinction stems from the founding philosophy of the European Union and its environmentalist tradition. The argument of this dissertation is that whereas nation-states in general, great emitter states in particular, emphasize their national interests regarding climate change issues, the EU behaves in different way. This different behavior stems from the factors of ‘logic of action,’ ‘supranational decision-making mechanism’ and ‘its concern of spreading the EU standards.’ Despite the fact that there are different views on climate change policy among the EU members and the EU (because it is itself a great emitting body), these factors enable the EU to behave differently than other actors in the international climate change process.
Turkey Needs Both U.s. and Russia
(Vestnik Kavkaza, 2019) Kibaroğlu, Mustafa
Speculations about Turkey's possible refusal to buy Russian S-400 systems under U.S. pressure are being actively fueled. However, Moscow claims that the contract to supply the Triumph S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey is underway, being implemented as scheduled and will be completed before the end of the year. On the sidelines of the International Winter School in Istanbul, organized by BILGESAM, expert on Turkey-NATO relations Mustafa Kibaroglu, answered Vestnik Kavkaza's questions about Turkey’s position on Russia's S-400 and U.S.'s Patriot
EU-Turkey Relations: Towards a Transactional Future amid Conflictual Cooperation
(Nomos, 2021) Saatçioğlu, Beken
This chapter first summarises and synthesises the findings of the chapters in order to advance an overall scenario for the future of EU-Turkey relations, which is “conflictual cooperation”. It then elaborates on the scenario based on the drivers emanating from the chapters and the recent critical developments weighing on the relations. It concludes by reflecting on the future of the relations in light of their current transactional nature which has been growing since the 2015 Syrian refugee crisis.
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When Are Minorities Worse Off? a Systematic Investigation of Size and Status
(2017) Thacker, Strom C.; Lu, Yuan; Gerring, John; Öncel, Erzen
Are smaller ethnic groups less advantaged than large groups? This question has not been systematically studied. Using two new datasets, we find that when group size and status are analyzed at national levels smaller groups are generally worse off than larger groups. By contrast, when group size and status are analyzed at subnational (regional or district) levels, smaller groups are better off than larger groups. National minorities are disadvantaged while local minorities are advantaged.We theorize that two factors are at work in generating this surprisingly consistent relationship. First, a synergy exists at national levels among three features of ethnic groups: size, power, and status. The second factor is based on social dynamics. Specifically, insofar as internal migration is characterized by positive selection, then migrants and their descendants should form the basis of small, privileged groups within the region that they migrate to. Insofar as distance enhances positive selection, this explains why smaller migrations are associated with more privileged groups and larger migrations with somewhat less privileged groups.
Conclusion: What We Found and What We Recommend
(Cambridge University Press, 2021) Kibaroğlu, Ayşegül; Schmandt, Jurgen; Ward, George H.
This interdisciplinary volume examines how nine arid or semi-arid river basins with thriving irrigated agriculture are doing now and how they may change between now and mid-century. The rivers studied are the Colorado, Euphrates-Tigris, Jucar, Limarí, Murray-Darling, Nile, Rio Grande, São Francisco, and Yellow. Engineered dams and distribution networks brought large benefits to farmers and cities, but now the water systems face multiple challenges, above all climate change, reservoir siltation, and decreased water flows. Unchecked, they will see reduced food production and endanger the economic livelihood of basin populations.
The Eu’s “crises” and Implications for Differentiated Integration Between the Eu and Turkey
(2017) Saatçioğlu, Beken
The EU-Turkey relationship is in doldrums. Factors taking shape at various levels have imperiled Turkey's membership prospect to an unprecedented degree, with the result being that neither side believes in its realizability. This paper investigates how internal EU developments have recently come to bear on Turkey's EU accession process. It argues that the EU's many "crises" and possibility of disintegration brought to the fore by Brexit necessitate a realistic reconceptualization of the EU-Turkey partnership. First, the paper evaluates the EU's refugee crisis and the populist shockwaves it has triggered across Europe. While the management of the crisis boosted Turkey's value for the EU as a critical cooperation partner, anti-immigration and anti-EU rhetoric have gained pace among populist forces within several EU member-states as a reaction to refugee inflows. The paper assesses the implications of these multiple factors for the future shape of EU-Turkey relations. Second, it analyzes Brexit as a game-changer showing that EU membership can be set aside in favor of possibly new forms of interaction/cooperation with the EU. In this respect, the paper discusses the extent to which the evolving status of EU-Britain relationship can serve as a model for the strained EU-Turkey relations. It concludes that just like it is under way with Britain, Turkey-EU relations too can be negotiated as a mutually beneficial, functional partnership including, inter alia, a revitalized EU-Turkey customs union and cooperation in joint issue-areas such as migration.
Politics of Water Resources Under the Impacts of Climate Change: Turkey and Beyond
(The Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Bilkent University and the Istanbul Policy Center, Sabancı University, 2015) Kibaroğlu, Ayşegül
Climate change is frequently made out to be amongst the key security challenges of the 21st century. Not only popular media but also official policy documents and academic accounts frequently raise the alarm over the conflict potential in a future shaped by increasing variability and exacerbating change in climatic patterns. Nature that sustains us, as the socio-ecological metabolism of our modern societies, has now increasingly come to be seen as a threat to humanity’s very survival. The increase in mean temperatures, climate variability, extreme weather events and rising sea levels are but few of the many future scenarios anticipated to increase social vulnerability and trigger social unrest. Not only already volatile parts of Sub-Saharan Africa and Sahel but also the Mediterranean and the Middle East are said to be amongst the regions most exposed to climate risks, whereby geopolitical, social and climate instability coincide.

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