Abstract:

Sevakin Island is a small island located on the western coast of the Red Sea, on the east trade routes, and has been one of the most busy ports of the Red Sea. Hicaz has operated as an enterprise in trade within the Indian Ocean, Egypt and Africa. The island has been in a very strategic position for trade in the region in every period of history, serving as a gateway that connects the oceans to Africa through the Red Sea. The island was passed into the hands of the Portuguese in 1513. 16 is. The island, which entered the Ottoman administration in the century, when the Habeş state was formed in 1555, Sevakin became the state's central sanctuary, the state's center. The Ottoman State administrative taxation was first linked to the Habeş state, while in 1848 it was linked to Cidde. In 1865, when Egypt took control of the land, it was among the territories of the Sudan. Sevakin Island, which entered the Ottoman administration in the century, had various changes in its status until approximately the 20th century, but remained under the protection of the Ottoman Sultan. The strongest and most prosperous level in the history of the island was in the period of Ottoman domination. Although the island today retains its geopolitical and geostrategic importance, it is at an extremely important point for both maritime trade through the Red Sea and the control of Eastern Africa and the Hicaz region. In this study, the geopolitical and geostrategic importance of Sevakin Island has been historically examined and the relations with Turkey have been discussed.