AU - Ergenekon, Ömer TI - The struggles of power and competition on Eurasia and its implications for future policies of Turkey PY - 2004/// CY - Nicosia PB - Cyprus International University KW - Güvenlik, Politika ve Stratejiler -- Türkiye KW - Security, Policy and strategies -- Turkey KW - Jeopolitik konum KW - Geopolitical position N1 - Includes references (36 p.); INTRODUCTION; 1-2; Background Information; 3; Aims and Dissertation; 4-5; Structure of the Dissertation; 6; Foundations of Research; 6; Changes after the Cold War; 7-8; Change in Europe; 8; Change Russia; 9; Geopolitical axis of Russia; 9; Geopolitical axis of USA; 11-16; The Geopolitical and Geostrategic Importance of Turkey; 16-17; Increasing Role of Turkey In the area; 18; The Present Geopolitical Position of The area Turkey In; 18-19; Caucasia; 19; Central Asia; 20; Middle East; 20-21; East axis of Eurasia; 25; South axis of Eurasia; 25-28; The Affects of New Geopolitical on Turkey; 29; Finding and Evaluation; 29; The Security, Policy and Strategies Turkey Should follow; 30; Geostrategic Zone; 30-31; Economic Zone; 31-32; Terrorism; 32-33; Turkish Republics and concept of Turk; 34-35; Conclusions; 36; References N2 - 'Abstract Turkey will become an active local power center with its military, economic and political forces by developing geopolitical approach, becoming a powerful country int he first 15 years of the 21st century with rational policies fulfilling its development. This which project that aimed to find an answer for the question of what the policies and location of Turkey should be in the world which is getting globalized rapidly in the 21st century, has come to the decision that Turkey, having experienced many difficulties because of its geopolitical and geostrategic location and possessing an ecostrategic opportunity today, is not an actor of insignificant roles that have been prepared beforehand but a country which is generating strategies, taking up a position in the preparation of the scenarios with leading role.' ER -