"Modernization of the Turkish Armed Forces and national defense industries
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Gen. Hilmi ÖZKÖK
Turkey is at the epicenter of a geography in which three continents meet and which controls crucial waterways connecting two important bodies of water, namely the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, with each other and with the world. Located in an area where Central Asian and Middle Eastern energy basins open up to the world market, Turkey is also very close to areas surrounded by multifaceted asymmetric threats and risks affecting national and international security. Naturally, this unique geography places Turkey in an advantageous position in terms of crisis management in its region and renders Turkey one of the most significant countries in the world in terms of geostrategic importance."
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