THE DOCTRINE OF THE “BLUE HOMELAND” AND TURKEY’S POSSIBILITIES FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION

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Turkey in the 21st century began to rethink its place in the international system. Turkey is not satisfied with the role of a junior partner of western countries; it is aimed at the status of a regional and even world power. If Turkey first acted in an economic and cultural spheres, now Ankara is conducting an aggressive and offensive foreign policy. Now it is not afraid to openly declare its interests and dictate its own rules of the game. Leaving aside the doctrines of “Zero problems with neighbors” and “Strategic depth”, Ankara has begun to implement the “Blue Homeland” doctrine.

The doctrine of the “Blue Homeland ” was developed by Admiral Cem Gürdeniz in 2006 and refined to the level of state strategy by the former commander of the Turkish Naval Forces, Rear-Admiral Cihat Yaycı. The essence of the doctrine is that the continental shelf and the water area of Turkey have the same importance and significance for the state as its land. Therefore, Turkey should promote its interests at sea, as actively as on land.

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