Turkey’s Soft Power and Public Diplomacy: The Case of Serbia Between 2002-2019
Abstract
This article explores the concept of soft power and how it’s been applied by public diplomacy of Turkey between 2002-2019. In this article, the role of Turkish public diplomacy in developing Serbian-Turkish relations is studied. As a case study, Turkish public diplomacy tools in Serbia as “state to public” and “public to public” and how they are exercised in order to wield soft power are analyzed. Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB), Yunus Emre Institute (YEE) as “state to public” actors, and Turkish soap operas, tourism, trade as “public to public” actors are presented in this study.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 24, 2020
Submission Date
October 21, 2019
Acceptance Date
February 20, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 2 Number: 1