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ABSTRACT
The Black Sea which had seen the struggle between the two blocks during the Cold War era, has later been an area of multilateral cooperation and conflict after the Cold War period. Black Sea that takes over by its security dimension after Russia's leaving her policy of being indifferent to her "Near Abroad", which was the followed policy immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, has also been discussed by time at the international level in the field of energy. In this article, the importance of the Black Sea region, position of Russia in the post Cold War era, global change in the Black Sea region, regional security, Turkey and Russia and the U.S. regional policies, interests, and with this aspect Turkey and Russia's goals and the new strategies are analyzed.
Keywords: The Black Sea, Turkey, Russia, BSEC, Security
ÖZET
Soguk Savas döneminde iki blok arasinda mücadeleye sahne olan Karadeniz, Soguk Savas dönemi sonrasinda çok tarafli bir çekisme ve isbirligi sahasi olmustur. Rusya'nin, Sovyetler Birligi'nin dagilmasindan hemen sonra izledigi "Yakin Çevre" ile ilgilenmeme politikasini birakmasiyla güvenlik boyutuyla ön plana çikan Karadeniz, zamanla enerji alaninda da uluslararasi düzeyde tartisilir olmustur. Bu makalede, Karadeniz Bölgesinin önemi, Soguk Savas sonrasi dönemde Rusya'nin konumu, Karadeniz bölgesinde küresel degisim, bölgesel güvenlik, Türkiye ile Rusya ve ABD'nin bölge politikalari, çikarlari ve bu baglamda bu bölgeye yönelik Türkiye ile Rusya'nin hedef ve yeni stratejileri analiz edilmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Karadeniz, Türkiye, Rusya, KEI, Güvenlik
Introduction
Black Sea, which is surrounded by the Ottoman Empirement (nowadays Republic of Turkey) in its south and by the Russian Empirement (later USSR and nowadays the Federation of Russia) in its north and east, is in the junction of Asia and Europe and has always been the natural area for rivalry and struggle.
During the Cold War period two great powers were in effect in the Black Sea, namely NATO and Warsaw Pact. But after the collapse of Soviet Union, the number of actors in Black Sea has started to increase and the neighbouring countries of the region try to become regional powers as they carry the intention to solve their economic and security problems within the framework of their national interests. To make an analysis from the perspective of today, the powers intending...