Abstract
Azerbaycan, büyük altyapı yatırımları ile kendisini bölgede Doğu-Batı ticareti için bir lojistik merkez olarak konumlandırmaktadır. Aynı zamanda Azerbaycan’ın bölgesel bir ticaret merkezi olabilmesi için ülkenin stratejik coğrafi konumunun etkin bir şekilde kullanılması, transit ve ulaşım hizmetlerinin geliştirilmesi ve ilçelerde lojistik merkezlerin kurulması gerekmektedir. Bu amaçla, çalışmada kendine özgü bir gelişim yolu belirleyerek süper ekonomik güçe dönüşen Çin’in Bir Kuşak Bir Yol (BKBY) projesi doğrultusunda Azerbaycan’ın üstlendiği konum ve bunun sözkonusu ülkeye sağlayacağı ekonomik avantajların irdelenmesi planlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, Çin için hem Güney Kafkasya’daki tranzit güzergahların merkezinde yerleşmesinden hem de zengin servetlere sahip olmasından dolayı Azerbaycan’ın güvenilir ülke konumunda olduğu kanısına varılmıştır.
Aynı zamanda bu öngörülere paralel olarak çalışmada, Çin açısından BKBY kapsamında büyük öneme haiz olan Azerbaycan’ın iki altyapı projesi ekonomik ve jeostratejik boyutlarıyla ele alınmş ve bu projelerin yeni lojistik merkezlerin açılması, yabancı yatırımcıların ülkeye çekilmesi, istihdamın sağlanması gibi getirileri detaylandırılmıştır.
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Abstract
Via its large infrastructure investments, Azerbaijan demonstrates itself as a logistics center for the trade route East-West. Simultaneously, for existing a regional trade center, it is necessary to utilize the strategic settlement of the state effectively, develop transit and transportation services, and establish logistics centers in the districts. For realizing this goal, it is planned to analyze the position assumed by Azerbaijan within the axis of the OBOR project of China, which has turned into a super economic power by determining a unique development path, and the economic advantages it will provide to the aforementioned country. In this regard, it has been finalized that Azerbaijan is a reliable country for China, not only it is located in the midst of the transit hub in the South Caucasus but also it has natural resources.
Parallel to these predictions, two infrastructure projects of Azerbaijan, which mean giant importance for China within the scope of the OBOR, are discussed with their economic and geostrategic dimensions, and the benefits of these projects such as opening new logistics centers, attracting foreign investors to the country, and providing employment are detailed in the article.
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| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Makaleler |
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| Publication Date | December 30, 2022 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2022Volume: 12 Issue: 2 |