SWOT Analysis from Physical Geography Perspective: Ozalp-Saray Ornegi

The study area is located in the Upper Murat-Van section of the Eastern Anatolia Region. The site is located within the administrative borders of Van province, which is located in the east of Turkiye and neighboring Iran. In this study, by using SWOT analysis, the existing potential of the site was discussed and evaluated in terms of physical geography. According to the results of SWOT analysis, the upper reaches of Ozalp River, Karasu River and Caybagi River are rich in pasture potential. The wind energy potential of the south of the area and the high areas on the Turkiye-Iran border is high. Currently, agriculture and animal husbandry activities are generally weakened in the area. Due to the location of the study area, the opening of the Kapikoy customs gate for transit trade is prioritized as an opportunity to create employment, while the risk of natural disasters such as earthquakes, drought, erosion and floods, as well as the migration of the rural population, unconscious and uncontrolled use of land, especially the destruction of wetlands and existing vegetation are understood to be threats/weaknesses. In this context, first of all, the problems arising from the natural environment-human relationship in the field were identified and solution proposals were presented. Keywords: Physical geography, Ozalp, Saray, SWOT analysis, land use Calisma alani, Dogu Anadolu Bolgesinin Yukari Murat-Van bolumunde yer almaktadir. Saha Turkiye'nin dogusunda ve Iran'a komsu bir lokasyonda yer alan Van ili idari sinirlari icerisinde yer almaktadir. Bu calismada SWOT analizi kullanilarak, sahanin mevcut potansiyeli fiziki cografya acisindan ele alinmis ve degerlendirilmistir. SWOT analizi sonucuna gore Ozalp Cayi, Karasu Nehri ve Caybagi Cayi'nin yukari cigirlari mera potansiyeli acisindan zengindir. Sahanin guneyi ile Turkiye-Iran sinirindaki yuksek sahalarin ruzgar enerji potansiyeli yuksektir. Halihazirda sahada tarim ve hayvancilik faaliyetleri genel olarak zayiflamistir. Calisma sahasinin konumu nedeniyle firsat olarak, Kapikoy gumruk kapisinin transit ticarete acilmasi istihdam olusturmada oncelikli durumdayken; basta deprem, kuraklik, erozyon ve su baskinlari gibi dogal afet riskinin yaninda kir nufusunun gocu, arazinin bilincsiz ve kontrolsuz kullanimi ozellikle sulak alanlarin ve mevcut bitki ortusunun tahrip edilmesinin ise tehdit/zayif unsurlar oldugu anlasilmistir. Bu baglamda, oncelikle sahada, dogal cevre-insan iliskisinden kaynaklanan sorunlar tespit edil