Abstract:

“The Eastern problem” used from the beginning of the 19th century is a concept derived from the strategic and religious concerns of that century. The same problem still exists in a different appearance based on the same concerns. The region dominated by the Ottoman Empire is called as “the Middle-East ” today in the literature of international relations and history. The Eastern Problem is a concept which describes the strategies employed to share the land of the Ottoman Empire by the western powers and the competition among them as regards to this matter. Some of the important issues merged with Middle-East can be listed as follows : Palestine- Israel , artificial states , incapable administrators , political instability and oil , major religions , ethnic structure , GAP ( South Eastern Anatolian Project ) , terror and water resources. Therefore, it is possible tzimŞark Meselesi, Ortadoğu, Osmanlı Devleti, Batılı Güçler, Türk İslam Dünyası, Arap Dünyası, EmperyaliThe Eastern Problem, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Western powers, Turco Islamic world, Arab world, Imperialism. Tam Metin