Turkey's Interest in the Arctic Region: the Possible Effects of being a Party to the Svalbard Treaty

The Arctic Ocean's becoming open wider to international navigation for most of the time in parallel with global warming has attracted attention world this region. As Covid-19 pandemic reveals necessity deliver products market as quickly possible, possibility intense use Ocean is increasing. This study aims emphasize increasing importance region from a maritime economics perspective and on other hand discuss possible effects being party Turkey Svalbard (originally Spitsbergen) Treaty. It expected that increase temperatures will result important outcomes especially regarding new emerging navigational routes sharing natural resources Analysis been made impact security concerns sustainable economy likely arise result, mutual efforts maintain stability was emphasized Treaty highlighted.