Will the Development Road Project be a Threshold for the Islamic Common Market Initiative?

  • Hayriye Çakıcı Baskin İstanbul Arel University
  • Prof. Dr. Celil Uğur Özgöker İstanbul Arel University
Keywords: Development Road, Islamic Common Market, integration of the Middle East with the supranational structure

Abstract

In 2024, a ‘Memorandum of Understanding on Joint Cooperation on the Development Road Project’ was signed between Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. This road will open the Persian Gulf hinterland to Europe via Turkey. Although it is a protocol signed by only 4 countries, all countries in the Middle East will benefit from the opportunities of the road. However, for the project to work, an atmosphere of peace must be established in the region. In this context, it should be ensured that the signatures signed in this context will evolve step by step into permanent peace in the Middle East and eventually into the Islamic Common Market.

This study focuses on the effects, contributions, and benefits of an EU-like integration in the Middle East, based on supranational structure and economic cooperation. For this purpose, the steps that will end the conflict and war between the Middle Eastern states and the exploitation and absolute superiority of the West are discussed in historical context and by comparing them with the EU.

As a result, to end the conflicts in Palestine, Syria, and other regions, to ensure the well-being of the people in the Middle East and the welfare of those living there, it is necessary to establish a common market, to produce policies for the benefit of everyone and to eliminate future dangers by acting together. The first step could be the Development Road Project. Therefore, all actors should endeavour in good faith for the success of the project.

References

Acarlıoğlu, A. (2018). The Position of Women in the Early History of Islam. Artuklu Akademi, 5 (1), 115-139.
Aşan, A., M., Orhan, E., B., & Kişman, Z., A. (2021). An Evaluation on The British Policy in The Middle East Within the Context of Lawrence's 27 Articles, The Journal of International Social Sciences, 31/1, 199-214.
Aydın, N. (2023). Ortadoğu Devletlerinin Sınırlarını Cetvelle Çizen Kadın![The Woman Who Draws the Borders of the Middle Eastern States with a Ruler!], Yeni Çağrı, 18.04.2023. https://www.yenicagri.com/ortadogu-devletlerinin-sinirlarini-cetvelle-cizen-kadin (Retrieved:16.05.2024).
Baskın, S. (2012). Turks’ First Relations with Arabs and Teaching Arabs Turkish Until The Ottoman Period. ODÜ Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, 3 (5), 45- 53.
BBC News Türkçe (2018). Guardian: Suudi Arabistan'ın ABD'ye Karşı Kozları Petrol ve Silah Ticareti [Guardian: Saudi Arabia's Trumps Against the USA are Oil and Arms Trade]. BBC News Türkçe, 16 Ekim 2018, https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-dunya-45863060 (Retrieved:12.04.2024.)
Bozkurt, E. (2018). Avrupa’da Aydınlanmacılık Hareketi’nin Ortaya Çıkışı [The Emergence of the Enlightenment Movement in Europe]. Karadeniz Technical University Undergraduate Graduation Thesis, Trabzon.
Çetin Ünal, B. (2022). Inquisition in Medieval Germany. ETÜT, (5), 6-23.
Çiğdem, A., (2015). Aydınlanma Düşüncesi [Enlightenment Thought]. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Çobanoğlu, Ş. (2010). İslâm Ortak Pazarı [Islamic Common Market]. Merhaba Haber, 26 Temmuz 2010, https://www.merhabahaber.com/islam-ortak-pazari-3688yy.htm (Retrieved:07.05.2024)
Dağbaşı, G. (2013). The Translation Activities in the Abbaside Period. Eskiyeni, 27, 177-187.
Fayda, M. (1993). Câhiliye [pre-islamic age of ignorance]. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 7, 17-19. İstanbul: TDV Yayınları.
Fayda, M. (1998). Hulefâ-yi Râşidîn [The Rashideen Caliphs]. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 18, 324-338, İstanbul: TDV Yayınları.
Gül, M. (2014). Historical And Religious Dynamics in The Development of Islamic Economics. Journal of History School (JOHS), 7/17, 71-106.
Hassan, M. K., & Sanchez, B. (2016). The Prospect of An Islamic Common Market. Journal Of Islamic Economics and Finance (JIEF), 1(2), 69-114.
Kapucu, D. (2021). A Look at The USA’s Middle East Policy on The Axis of Own National Security Doctrines. Anadolu Akademi Social Sciences Journal, 3(2), 220-234.
Karabağ, İ., (2015). Historical And Religious Dynamics in The Development of Islamic Economics. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 15, 31-47.
Kaya, M., & Kaya, E. (2019). Turkey’s Relations with The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries in the 2000s. MANAS Journal of Social Studies, 8(1), 505-520.
Kiraz, S. (2020). Analyzing Foreign Policy toward the syrian Civil War in the Period prior to direct intervention. Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 7(2), 99-140.
Küçük, L. (2016). The Hashemite Bureaucrats Playing Role in The Rule of Iraq in 19th Century in The Context of Ottomans’ Policy of The Middle East. Karadeniz, 29, 121-134.
Merriman, J. (2018). A History of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Present. Translated by Şükrü Alpagut, İstanbul: Say Yayınları.
Okumuş, E. (2020). Islam, Muslims, And Social Change. Tevilat, 1/1, 61-95.
Özaydın, A. (2001). Kadı Burhâneddin. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 24, 74-75. İstanbul: TDV Yayınları.
Özkaya, S. (2017). Ottoman Empire’s Power Campaign on Middle East in 19. Century and An Example For The Role of Nationalism: English Intervention to Arabi Pasha Riot. Akademik Bakış Uluslararası Hakemli Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 60, 279-290.
Özyetkin, A., M. (2003). 14. Yüzyılda Ünlü Arap Filolog Ebu Hayyan’ın Bilgisi Dâhilindeki Türk Dünyası [The Turkish World within the Knowledge of the Famous Arab Philologist Abu Hayyan in the 14th Century], Türkoloji Dergisi, 16 (2), 35-51.
Sander, O. (2012). Siyasi Tarih – İlkçağlardan 1918’e –[Political History –From Ancient Times to 1918–]. İstanbul: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları.
Şimşir, M. (2017). The First Establasment and Institutionalization Process of Islamic State. Selçuk University Social Sciences Institute Journal (SUSBED), (38), 273-286.
Sokullu, E., C., Çoşkun, B., B. & Aydın, M. (2023). 20. yılında ABD’nin Irak’ı İşgalinin Ulusal, Bölgesel ve Küresel Sonuçları [National, Regional and Global Consequences of the US Occupation of Iraq in its 20th Anniversary]. Panorama Soruyor, https://www.uikpanorama.com/blog/2023/04/03/ps-2/amp/ (Retrieved:13.06.2024).
T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı, (2024). Gelişen Sekiz Ülke (D-8) Teşkilatı [D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation]. https://www.mfa.gov.tr/gelisen-sekiz-ulke-_d-8_.tr.mfa (Retrieved:10.06.2024).
Üren, M. (2019). Russia’s Policy in Syria in The New Geopolitical Environment in The Middle East. Journal of Eurasian Inquires, 8(2), 231-275.
Published
2024-07-30
How to Cite
Baskin, H. Çakıcı, & Özgöker, P. D. C. U. (2024). Will the Development Road Project be a Threshold for the Islamic Common Market Initiative?. IJO -International Journal of Business Management ( ISSN 2811-2504 ), 7(07), 01-14. Retrieved from https://ijojournals.com/index.php/bm/article/view/916