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Could Turkish-Palestinian Security Cooperation Lead to a Maritime Deal?

Written by: Fatih Şemsettin Işık

This info pack explores the Turkish-Palestinian security cooperation agreement and its significance as an indication of Ankara’s increasing presence in Palestinian politics.

On June 3, a security cooperation agreement originally signed in October 2018 between Turkey and the Palestinian Authority came into effect. Some experts have interpreted the cooperation deal as an antecedent for a maritime agreement between the two sides, similar to the agreement on the delimitation of Turkey’s maritime boundaries with Libya signed in November 2019. This info pack explores the Turkish-Palestinian security cooperation agreement and its significance as an indication of Ankara’s increasing presence in Palestinian politics. Following a brief account of Turkey’s relations with the Palestinian Authority, the security cooperation agreement and potential challenges for its implementation will be examined. Finally, an assessment of a potential maritime agreement will be made.

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Fatih Şemsettin Işık
Fatih Şemsettin Işık
Fatih Şemsettin Işık is a deputy researcher at the TRT World Research Centre and a graduate student at the Department of International Relations in Central European University (CEU). Before that, he worked as a research assistant and social media coordinator at Al Sharq Forum. After completing his undergraduate studies at the Department of Political Science at Bilkent University in 2015, he finished his MA studies at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul Şehir University in 2019. As a journalist, he contributed to the Daily Sabah newspaper between 2014 and 2016. His research interests include Israeli politics, EU-Middle East Relations, Turkish Politics and the role of diasporas in foreign affairs.

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