Assessing implications of Turkish dams on the national security of the countries affected by the Tigris and Euphrates

Naderi, Mohammad; Goodarzi, Mahnaz; Emam JomeZadeh, Seyed Javad

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Naderi M, Goodarzi M, Emam JomeZadeh S J. Assessing implications of Turkish dams on the national security of the countries affected by the Tigris and Euphrates. پژوهشهاي سياسي جهان اسلام 2022; 12 (4) :167-193
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Assessing implications of Turkish dams on the national security of the countries affected by the Tigris and Euphrates

Mohammad Naderi¹

, Mahnaz Goodarzi ^*

², Seyed Javad Emam JomeZadeh³

1- PhD student of International Relations, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch, Isfahan, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.(responsible Author) , m.goodarzi@khuisf.ac.ir
3- Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran

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Turkey, with its upstream position in the Tigris and Euphrates catchments, has built 14 dams on the Euphrates and 8 dams on the Tigris. Since the main tributaries of these rivers originate in Turkey, these dams have the ability to control almost all the annual flows of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the country. The construction of dams in Turkey has provided the ground for conflict between the countries affected by the international rivers Tigris and Euphrates with this country and among each other. The aim of this study is to explain the consequences of Turkish dams on the national security of the countries affected by the Tigris and Euphrates. This research tries to answer the question with a descriptive-analytical method: What implications has the construction of Turkish dams on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers had on the national security of the countries affected by these rivers? Findings show that Turkish dam construction has weakened natural ecosystems by drying up large parts of the Mesopotamian wetlands and destroying the environment of the affected area by forming foci of dust formation, increasing disease, unemployment, smuggling, insecurity and expanding migration. Using its geopolitical position, Turkey has pursued its unilateralist and expansionist policies by controlling the vital and strategic resources of the Tigris and Euphrates basins, operating and playing a hydro-hegemonic role. Turkish dams have endangered the national security of countries affected by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Data collection was done by library method and with the tool of recording documents, books, media, articles and electronic sources

Keywords: Environmental security, Water shortage crisis, Middle East, Tigris and Euphrates, Turkish dams.

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2022/08/29 | Accepted: 2022/12/12 | Published: 2022/12/22