Abstract:

In the historical process, states to establish a peaceful environment on commercial road routes were always inquired. In this sense, it has become imperativefor the safety of trading to control trade routes directly and produce political policies that will terminate conflicts between neighbors positioned on the road route. If the subject is the military and political policies for ensuring trade security, Turks who have established states in Central Asia and Eurasia steppes that come to mind primarily. The environment of conflict and the elements that cause it are resolved with the peaceful environment that is called PaxTurcica (Turkish Peace). Land-based caravan trade has become functional by courtesy of the management understanding that can cope with the problems that may occur on commercial road routes, the customs tax system with a fixed rate and the measures taken by the Turkish states to ensure the safety of merchants. In this context, the protectorate of trade on trade routes from China to Europe has been primarily maintained by the Turkish states for which trade security has become a state policy. Commerce was operated securely on the commercial road routes that were largely freed from the conflict environment particularly during the Scythians, Gokturks and Khazars states who had a military power and management understanding that would provide an environment of peace. As a result, many countries, such as China, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, India and Anatolia, are connected to each other in economic terms under the protection of Turkish states. Thus, the emerging trade-based power has encouraged the establishment of affairs with the surrounding cultures.

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