Interpreting Turkey's Middle East Policy in the Last Decade

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Karacasulu N.

ALL AZIMUTH-A JOURNAL OF FOREIGN POLICY AND PEACE, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.27-38, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.20991/allazimuth.167330
  • Dergi Adı: ALL AZIMUTH-A JOURNAL OF FOREIGN POLICY AND PEACE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.27-38
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Turkey, foreign policy, Middle East, AKP, regional order, TURKISH FOREIGN-POLICY, POWER
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Within the Middle East, various forces have tried to impose alternative orders. Turkey is among a number of key players in the region. Since 2002, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party has shown an increasing interest in the Middle East. This article accepts that there has been a change in Turkish foreign policy since 2002 and attempts to contribute to the previous studies on this issue. It argues that Turkey desires to be a regional power in the Middle East, shaping its vision through a value-based and principled approach. To clarify this vision, the article analyzes the core values and principles defined in Turkish foreign policy in the last decade, which constitute Turkey's international identity in the Middle East. The article concludes that there have been mainly tactical changes in Turkish foreign policy in general, and towards the Middle East in particular.