![]() ![]() The PKK is not only blamed for a number of funding cuts as funds were diverted to support the counter-terrorism effort, but is also blamed for damaging several dams and canals, as well as killing engineers working at the dams. GAP also almost came to a complete halt in the early 1990s due to the high level of Kurdish terrorist ( PKK) activities in the region. Because of this GAP is one of the world's most well protected dam projects, especially against aircraft. Syria and Iraq demanded more water to be released, while Turkey declined so as to form the dam reservoirs. Tensions between Turkey, Syria and Iraq were raised from time to time due to GAP. With the development of new GAP Administrative structure in 1988–1989, its basic objectives included the improvement of living standards and income levels of people so as to eliminate regional development disparities ( economic inequality) and contributing to national goals such as social stability and economic growth by enhancing productivity and employment opportunities in the rural sector. The development program encompassed such sectors as irrigation, hydraulic energy, agriculture, rural and urban infrastructure, forestry, education and health. The GAP as it is structured today, was planned in the 1970s consisting of projects for irrigation and hydraulic energy production on the Euphrates and Tigris, but transformed into a multi-sector social and economic development program for the region in the early 80s. The Administration began its detailed studies with the " Keban Dam Project" and established observation stations to assess the flow and other characteristics of the Euphrates. The Electricity Studies Administration was founded in 1936 to investigate how rivers in the country could be utilized for energy production. In the 1920s and 1930s, the need for electrical energy was a priority issue. The initial idea and decision to utilize the waters of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers came from Atatürk, the founder of the Republic. The GAP cargo airport in Şırnak, which is also the biggest in Turkey, has been completed. Seven airports have been built and are currently active. Water resources development envisages the construction of 22 dams and 19 power plants (nine plants, corresponding to 74% capacity of total projected power output, were completed by 2010) and irrigation schemes on an area extending over 17,000 square kilometres. The project area covers nine provinces ( Adıyaman, Batman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Kilis, Siirt, Şanlıurfa, Mardin, and Şırnak) which are located in the basins of the Euphrates and Tigris and in Upper Mesopotamia.Ĭurrent activities under GAP include sectors like agriculture and irrigation, hydroelectric power production, urban and rural infrastructure, forestry, education and health. The real investment (corrected value) was 72.6% for the end of 2010. ![]() The total cost of the project is over 100 billion Turkish lira (TL) (2017 adjusted price), of which 30.6 billion TL of this investment was realized at the end of 2010. GAP's basic aim is to eliminate regional development disparities by raising incomes and living standards and to contribute to the national development targets of social stability and economic growth by enhancing the productive and employment generating capacity of the rural sector. The Southeastern Anatolia Project ( Turkish: Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi, GAP) is a multi-sector integrated regional development project based on the concept of sustainable development for the 9 million people (2005) living in the Southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey. #Ataturk havaliman atc canl updatePlease help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ![]()
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