KİTAP İNCELEMESİ: Turkey’s Water Diplomacy: Analysis of its Foundations, Challenges and Prospects

Abstract

Water, essential for human and other living beings, is becoming a scarce resource due to a growing population and the effects of global climate change. This raises the risk of conflicts between states. Water resources that transcend the borders of nation-states can engender tensions among riparian states; consequently, the parties’ endeavor to address governance issues and cultivate opportunities for cooperation through mechanisms of water diplomacy. Ayşegül Kibaroğlu’s book, “Turkey’s Water Diplomacy: Analysis of its Foundations, Challenges and Prospects,” provides a thorough examination of Turkey’s water diplomacy framework through a combination of national processes and institutions, while also exploring how this framework has evolved in response to international water law from an institutionalist approach. According to the institutionalist approach, the resolution of transboundary water disputes may be possible through institutions built based on international legal sources and cooperation arrangements developed by organizations. In this context, international regime theory supports effective water management and allocation through the norms, rules, and decision-making mechanisms it offers (Kibaroğlu and Sümer 2006: 37). The study analyzes Turkey’s water diplomacy framework using a qualitative and normative methodology, grounded in a thorough review of legal documents and institutional practices.

Keywords

Turkey, Water Diplomacy

Citation

Aybüke İnan Şimşek, "Ayşegül Kibaroğlu, Turkey’s Water Diplomacy: Analysis of its Foundations, Challenges and Prospects (London, Anthem Press, 2021)" Uluslararası İlişkiler, Advanced Online Publication, 21 November 2025, pp. 1-4. DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.1820662

Affiliations

Aybüke İNAN ŞİMŞEK Dr., Department of Political Science and International Relations, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde E-Mail: [email protected] Orcid: 0000-0002-4684-380X