Research Article

Turkish Foreign Policy in the Middle East During the Rule of the Justice and Development Party: Interaction of Interests and Future Challenges

Volume: 5 Number: 2 August 31, 2022
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Turkish Foreign Policy in the Middle East During the Rule of the Justice and Development Party: Interaction of Interests and Future Challenges

Abstract

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Turkish foreign policy witnessed an almost fundamental change from what it was in the last century, when new worlds emerged in front of Turkey, from the Balkans to the Caucasus and Central Asia through the Middle East. New political approaches have also emerged aimed at inspiring the Ottoman multi-ethnic group formula to reconcile with Turkey's Islamic and Ottoman legacy at home as well as abroad, and within the framework of this new political concept that restored balance to Turkey's regional relations, which it did not attach importance to in the past because of its excessive focus on building solid relations with the European Union and the United States of America. After the Justice and Development Party came to power in Turkey in late 2002, Turkey's new leaders worked to activate the Turkish role in the regional environment surrounding Turkey. The beginning was to establish good relations with neighboring countries in the Middle East. In order to be effective and influential, the new Turkish vision in foreign policy focused on the importance of the internal transformation, especially the consolidation of political and economic stability in the country, as internal reform in Turkey and its growing economic capabilities allowed it to emerge as a sponsor of peace in the Middle East. On this basis, Turkey's leaders have expressed their willingness to pursue active diplomacy in the Middle East in order to reduce or end problems with neighboring countries through a zero-problem policy.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Political Science , International Relations

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 31, 2022

Submission Date

August 14, 2022

Acceptance Date

August 24, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
İnaç, H., & Hadji, A. (2022). Turkish Foreign Policy in the Middle East During the Rule of the Justice and Development Party: Interaction of Interests and Future Challenges. Uluslararası Yönetim Akademisi Dergisi, 5(2), 307-319. https://doi.org/10.33712/mana.1161897

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