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Palestine Gaza Strip from a Political Geography Perspective

Siyasi Coğrafya Açısından Filistin Gazze Şeridi

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61–73
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2026-06-30
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The findings reveal that Palestinian geopolitics extends well beyond a local issue, playing a decisive role in shaping regional and global political agendas, and that Gaza—Palestine's strategic gateway to the Mediterranean—occupies a central place in Israel's expansionist policies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines the geopolitical importance and strategic location of Palestine (the Gaza Strip), focusing on its geographical conditions and their political and economic implications within the context of regional dynamics and global power relations.
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Key Findings & Data:As a decisive factor in Middle Eastern political balances since World War I, Palestine has remained at the center of ideological struggles and geopolitical confrontations since the establishment of Israel in 1948, continuing to serve as an intersection between imperial strategies and counter-hegemonic resistance.
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⚙️Variables:Siyasi coğrafya · Filistin · Gazze

Abstract

This study examines the geopolitical importance and strategic location of Palestine (the Gaza Strip), focusing on its geographical conditions and their political and economic implications within the context of regional dynamics and global power relations. The primary objective is to analyze how Palestine's geographic location and historical trajectory have shaped political and ideological transformations in the Middle East and influenced global politics. As a decisive factor in Middle Eastern political balances since World War I, Palestine has remained at the center of ideological struggles and geopolitical confrontations since the establishment of Israel in 1948, continuing to serve as an intersection between imperial strategies and counter-hegemonic resistance. Adopting a qualitative approach, the study systematically examines national statistics, historical reports, and academic sources. The findings reveal that Palestinian geopolitics extends well beyond a local issue, playing a decisive role in shaping regional and global political agendas, and that Gaza—Palestine's strategic gateway to the Mediterranean—occupies a central place in Israel's expansionist policies.

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Bu çalışma, Filistin’in (Gazze Şeridi) jeopolitik önemini ve stratejik konumunu ele almaktadır. Daha spesifik olarak çalışma, Filistin'in coğrafi koşullarını ve bunların siyasal ve ekonomik yansımalarını, bölgesel dinamikler ve küresel güç ilişkileri bağlamında incelemektedir. Araştırmanın temel amacı, Filistin'in jeopolitik önemini ortaya koymak ve bu bağlamda, coğrafi konumunun ve tarihsel seyrinin Ortadoğu'daki siyasal ve ideolojik dönüşümleri ne şekilde etkilediğini ve küresel siyasette ne tür bir rol üstlendiğini analiz etmektir. I. Dünya Savaşı’ndan itibaren Ortadoğu’daki siyasal dengelerde belirleyici bir alan olan Filistin, 1948’de İsrail’in kurulmasıyla birlikte ideolojik mücadelelerin ve jeopolitik karşılaşmaların merkezinde yer almıştır. Günümüzde de emperyal stratejiler ile karşı-hegemonik direniş pratiklerinin kesişim alanı olmaya devam etmektedir. Metodolojik olarak nitel bir yaklaşım benimsenmiş, ulusal istatistikler, tarihsel raporlar ve akademik çalışmalar sistematik bir biçimde incelenerek Filistin’in jeopolitik ve stratejik durumu irdelenmiştir. Bulgular, Filistin jeopolitiğinin yerel bir mesele olmadığını, bölgesel ile küresel siyasi gündemin şekillenmesinde belirleyici bir bağlama sahip olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca, Filistin'in Akdeniz'e açılan stratejik noktası olan Gazze'nin, taşıdığı jeopolitik önem nedeniyle İsrail'in yayılmacı politikalarının merkezinde yer aldığını ortaya koymaktadır.

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Elmacı, S., Öztürk, B. (2026). Palestine Gaza Strip from a Political Geography Perspective. Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi, Sayı: 55, 61–73. https://doi.org/10.17295/ataunidcd.1800481

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