Middle East - Orta Doğu

Middle East orMiddle EastThe region consisting of neighboring countries, covering the places where Asia, Europe and Africa come closest to each other. It stretches from the Mediterranean to Pakistan and covers the Arabian Peninsula. The concept of the Middle East is based on the Eurocentric approach and is a concept that the British began to use in the 19th century. In this definition, England and European countries were accepted as centers; Concepts such as east, Far East, Near East, Middle East were determined accordingly.^[1]

Middle East countries

Syria, Iraq, Qatar, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Sudan and Morocco^[1] is

The predecessor of the concept of the Middle East is the term “Near East” used by the French for the lands of the Ottoman Empire. It was used frequently until the beginning of the 20th century. The spread of England to the riches of India and China from the 19th century also led to the use of the concept of "Far East". These two concepts have revealed the need for a new regional definition for western states. In this direction, the British started to use the term "Middle East" for the region, which was within the territory of the Ottoman Empire and which was an important stepping stone in the transition to the Far East, as opposed to the term Near East.^[1]

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Generally, the "Ottoman State" called it the "Near East" and has a diameter almost half that of Asia, Europe and Africa. Britainfrom the 19th centuryIndia andChineseThe spread of Turkey to its riches also led to the use of the concept of "Far East". ^[1]