Türk-Fransız İlişkilerinin Siyasi, Ekonomik ve Kültürel Dinamikleri

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Bu makale, Türkiye ile Fransa arasındaki ilişkileri siyasi, ekonomik ve kültürel açılardan incelemektedir. Siyasi düzlemde ikili gerilimlerin yapısal bir karşıtlıktan değil Doğu Akdeniz ve Afrika gibi bazı bölgelerdeki stratejik rekabetten kaynaklandığı ileri sürülmektedir. Türkiye’nin Avrupa Birliği üyelik süreci, insan hakları meseleleri ve liderlik tarzlarına ilişkin normatif ayrışmalar bu rekabeti derinleştirmektedir. Rusya-Ukrayna savaşı ve Suriye’de Esad sonrası dönem gibi son dönem jeopolitik gelişmeler ise pragmatik iş birliği için yeni alanlar açmaktadır. Ekonomik açıdan makale, bağımlılık teorisi çerçevesinde ilişkilerdeki kalıcı bir asimetriyi ortaya koymaktadır. Fransız şirketleri Türkiye’de belirgin bir ağırlık taşırken Fransa’daki Türk yatırımları ise oldukça sınırlı kalmaktadır. Bu dengesizliğe rağmen sanayi temelli tamamlayıcılığa dayanan ikili ticaret ilişkileri dirençli bir yapı sergilemektedir. Kültürel olaraksa medya söylemleri, diaspora politikaları ve kimlik temelli anlatılar etkileşimi zorlaştırırken akademik iş birlikleri, ulus-ötesi gençlik girişimleri ve kültürel diplomasi programları siyasetten arındırılmış diyalog zeminleri sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Avrupa Birliği
• Ekonomik Bağımlılık
• İslamofobi
• Kültürel Diplomasi
• Türk-Fransız İlişkileri

Political, Economic and Cultural Dynamics of Turkish-French Relations

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This article examines the relationship between Türkiye and France through political, economic, and cultural lenses. Politically, it argues that bilateral tensions arise not from structural antagonism but from strategic competition in regions such as the Eastern Mediterranean and Africa. While normative divergences on Türkiye’s European Union accession, human rights issues, and leadership styles deepen competition, recent geopolitical shifts, including the Russian-Ukrainian war and the post-Assad era in Syria, create new avenues for pragmatic cooperation. Economically, the article applies the theory of interdependence to reveal a persistent asymmetry in the relations. French firms maintain a dominant presence in Türkiye, whereas Turkish investments in France remain marginal. Despite this imbalance, mutual trade has shown resilience, grounded in industrial complementarities. Culturally, while media discourses, diaspora policies and identity-based narratives make interaction difficult, academic collaborations, transnational youth initiatives and cultural diplomacy programs offer depoliticized dialogue platforms.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cultural Diplomacy
• Economic Interdependence
• European Union
• Islamophobia
• Turkish-French Relations

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