Global energy projections and Turkish foreign policy after the cold war

Economies are more linked than before because of globalization and in this sense this make many international actors to engage in interactions. So, energy and energy independence are very important for the all economies. Energy is a risk and security problem of economies which is called "unprecedented uncertainty". So, energy policy is a kind of war arena in which some players are in and some are out within the mentioned context above, the aim of the study is to show up how energy resources and diversifications brings different energy policies, power struggles and outcomes. In this study, it is tried to be explained how energy and geopolicy is inter connected with each other. This study's goal is to understand and investigate how energy strategies and geopolitics of global powers' shape the world policy and change the Turkey's position in this geopolitical war game. İn this study,qualitative research method, document analysis and descriptive analysis technique were used. According to this, this study consist of sixth chapters. In the First Chapter, energy and globalization were explained. In the Second Chapter the concepts of Energy and International Relations were explained. In the Third Chapter, energy transportation trends, energy investments and important regional energy projections were explained together in the context of security. In The Fourth Chapter, The Energy Projections of Global Power States' were being disclosed. In The Fifth Chapter, The Energy Role of Turkey was explained together with the context of his regional/security relations. In the last part, discussions and conclusions were made about the subject. The study aims to offer both a definition and analysis of the Global Energy Projections together with the Turkish Energy Policy. The study will show how the energy will play a significant role in today's new Post Cold War period in the world policy in the following years. Key Words: Energy, Power, Energy Policy, Global Powers