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استخدام نهري دجلة والفرات فـي العلاقات التركية-العراقية: المشكلات والحلول من المنظور التركي

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Türkiye-Iraq Relations: Problems and Solutions from a Turkish Perspective

Cemil Doğaç İpek(İstanbul Topkapı Üniversitesi)0000-0001-5007-7151
Sayfa
129–150
Yayın Tarihi
2026-04-05
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The findings indicate that the dispute becomes more manageable when a cooperation framework based on benefit-sharing—through data exchange, institutional continuity, and water-use efficiency reforms—is established, rather than reliance on fixed claims to quotas or flows.

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Amaç & Hipotez:Drought in the Euphrates and Tigris river basins, rising water demand, and the expansion of storage capacity and flow regulation in the upstream basin have increased the fragility of water relations between Turkey and Iraq.
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Temel Bulgular & Veri:From a Turkish perspective, this study analyzes (1) the normative and institutional dynamics that generate conflict, (2) the relationship between Turkey’s arguments on transboundary waters and the principle of equitable and reasonable utilization, and (3) the impact of Iraq’s domestic water-management capacity on the crisis.
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Sonuç & Katkı:The findings indicate that the dispute becomes more manageable when a cooperation framework based on benefit-sharing—through data exchange, institutional continuity, and water-use efficiency reforms—is established, rather than reliance on fixed claims to quotas or flows.
🔬Tür:Literatür & Derleme Çalışması
📍Kapsam:2025 Verileri
⚙️Değişkenler:الفرات ودجلة · العلاقات التركية العراقية · الدبلوماسية

Abstract

Drought in the Euphrates and Tigris river basins, rising water demand, and the expansion of storage capacity and flow regulation in the upstream basin have increased the fragility of water relations between Turkey and Iraq. From a Turkish perspective, this study analyzes (1) the normative and institutional dynamics that generate conflict, (2) the relationship between Turkey’s arguments on transboundary waters and the principle of equitable and reasonable utilization, and (3) the impact of Iraq’s domestic water-management capacity on the crisis. Employing a document review and process-tracing approach, the study assesses points of breakdown from the 1946 Protocol to the financial mechanism established in 2025. The findings indicate that the dispute becomes more manageable when a cooperation framework based on benefit-sharing—through data exchange, institutional continuity, and water-use efficiency reforms—is established, rather than reliance on fixed claims to quotas or flows.

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İpek, C. D. (2026). استخدام نهري دجلة والفرات فـي العلاقات التركية-العراقية: المشكلات والحلول من المنظور التركي. Rouya Türkiyyah, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 1, 129–150. https://doi.org/10.36360/1560-015-001-008

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