Evaluation of Turkey and Iraq relations from hydropolitics perspective

Due to global warming, temperature averages around the world are constantly increasing. As a natural consequence of this, water resources are adversely affected. The decrease in the amount of precipitation due to reasons such as global warming and climate change adversely affects the effective use of water. This situation causes great problems both in our country and in the world. Moreover, it is seen as the cause of possible wars. Although many studies have been carried out on the solution of water problems and the sharing of water in line with the current international law rules, it is not enough to meet the water need. In Turkey, which is one of the countries experiencing this problem; It is experiencing various problems with Iraq and cannot reach an agreement on transboundary waters. Turkey wants to use the rights granted to it by international agreements on the sharing of water. At the same time, it produces projects with the aim of having power over water resources. Iraq, on the other hand, wants to have more rights to oppose this policy. This situation creates a problem that has not been solved for years between the two countries. In this study, it is aimed to examine Turkey-Iraq relations in terms of hydropolitics by researching information such as Turkey and Iraq water resources, transboundary waters, agreements made in the past and present, and the rate of use of resources by countries. In addition, the water problem of both countries in the region and the attitudes of the countries were investigated and solution proposals were evaluated.