ANALYSIS SEPTEMBER 2014 NO: 9 ‘ENERGIZED’ NEIGHBORLINESS RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE KURDISH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT ALİ BALCI ANALYSIS SEPTEMBER 2014 NO: 9 ‘ENERGIZED’ NEIGHBORLINESS RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE KURDISH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT ALİ BALCI COPYRIGHT © 2014 by SETA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, without permission in writing from the publishers. Design and Cover : M. Fuat Er Layout : Ahmet Özil Printed in Turkey, İstanbul by Turkuvaz Matbaacılık Yayıncılık A.Ş., 2014 SETA | FOUNDATION FOR POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH Nenehatun Caddesi No: 66 GOP Çankaya 06700 Ankara TÜRKİYE Phone:+90 312.551 21 00 | Fax :+90 312.551 21 90 www.setav.org |
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[email protected] | @setadc SETA | Cairo 21 Fahmi Street Bab al Luq Abdeen Flat No 19 Cairo EGYPT Phone: 00202 279 56866 | 00202 279 56985 | @setakahire ‘ENERGIZED’ NEIGHBORLINESS: RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE KURDISH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 8 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 9 KURDISTAN’S OIL 11 CONSTITUTION OR FAIT ACCOMPLI 13 FAR FROM BAGHDAD, CLOSE TO ERBIL 14 THE GAME-CHANGING CARD: ENERGY 16 TURKISH FIRMS’ ENERGY DANCE 20 OIL MONEY AND HALKBANK 22 THE US AND OTHER POWERS 23 CONCLUSION AND EVALUATION 25 setav.org 5 ANALYSIS ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ali BALCI Balcı is an Associate Professor at Sakarya University.