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<p>The World Commission on Dams (WCD) reports that most of large-scale water development projects around the  world fail to achieve their objectives for sustainable human development. Moreover, the EU has set as primary  requirements for those states' candidates for full membership, regional stability and respect of human rights in their  domestic policies.  In 1989, Turkey implemented a multisectoral Water Development Project (GAP) to bring socio-economic  development in its undeveloped Southeastern Anatolia region by exploiting the Euphrates and Tigris water. However,  the GAP project not only has failed in meeting its objectives, but also has raised more obstacles for Turkey's full  membership to the EU.  The thesis assesses the GAP project in terms of progress of its objectives by scrutinizing the agriculturalenergy  sector and the socio-economic status of the Southeastern Anatolia region. Additionally, this thesis proceeds to  conclude the assessment by focusing on the role of the project in the stability of the region made-up by Turkey, Syria,  and Iraq, as well as the status of the internally displaced people as a result of the GAP project, within the context of  human rights.
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<br>Subjects: Agriculture; Sustainability; Stability; Human rights; Internally displaced persons</div>
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Varsamidis, Aristotelis.</div>
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