Ortadoğu'da Oluşmakta Olan Demokrasiler Açısından Türk Modelinin Bir Kılavuz Olarak Değerlendirilmesi

Year 2012, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 99 - 120, 15.07.2016

Oğuzhan Göksel

Abstract

Türk Modeli, Arab Baharı'nın başlangıcından itibaren, Ortadoğu'da demokrasi üzerine yapılan akademik tartışmalar ve söylemlerin ayrılmaz bir parçası haline gelmiştir. Konuya yüksek bir ilgi olmasına rağmen, modelin öznel kullanımı ve yanlış yorumlanması büyük bir anlam karmaşası ve yanlış algılamalara yol açmıştır. Bu çalışma, Türk Modeli hakkındaki alışılagelmiş iki temel yaklaşımın zayıf yanlarını vurgulayacak ve konuya yeni bir bakış açısı önerecektir. Bu çalışma, Türkiye ve Ortadoğu toplumları arasındaki çeşitli sosyo-ekonomik, kültürel ve siyasi farkılıkları ve bu modelin tümüyle uygulanmasının mümkün olamayacağı gerçeğini göz önünde bulunduracaktır; fakat bütün bu farklılıklara rağmen, Türk modelinin din-devlet ilişkileri, ordunun rolü, ekonomik gelişme ve demokrasinin inşası konularında bu toplumlara kılavuzluk edebileceğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

Türk Modeli, Arap Baharı, Modernleşme, Devrim Sonrası Ortadoğu, Ekonomik Gelişme, Demokratikleşme

Assessing the Turkish Model as a Guide to the Emerging Democracies in the Middle East

Abstract

Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, the so-called ‘Turkish model’ has become a key ingredient of the discourse of democratization in the Middle East. Despite the widespread interest, however, there is a great sense of confusion caused by the subjective use and misinterpretation of the model. The study will point to the weaknesses of the two conventional understandings of the Turkish model and offer a new approach. The study will acknowledge various socio-economic, cultural and political differences between Turkey and Middle Eastern societies and the fact that the full application of the model may not be possible, however, the article will conclude that despite these differences, the Turkish model has a lot to offer in terms of guidance in areas such as the state-religion relations, the role of military, economic development and democracy building

Keywords

Turkish Model, Arab Spring, Modernization, Post-Revolutionary Middle East, Economic Development, Democratization

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