Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010

Volume: 15 Number: 2 January 1, 2010
  • Sevinç Alkan Özcan
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Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010

Abstract

One of the most critical foreign policy issues for Turkey in 2009 and 2010 was the US expectation that Turkey would contribute more troops to Afghanistan within the framework of the AfPak Strategy. The US requested Turkey to send troops to combat missions in Afghanistan and expand the mandate of the Kabul Central Command southward to an area where conflicts had intensified. In effect, Turkey was asked to review its policy of not taking part in armed conflicts in Afghanistan. As a response to American requests, Turkey increased its diplomatic efforts to establish peace and stability in the region in 2009 and 2010, including tripartite summits between the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan. This article examines Turkish foreign policy towards Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010 in light of basic principles formulated within the general framework of its initial reactions since 2001: supporting international cooperation, not taking part in armed conflicts, protecting civilians and acting in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions

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References

  1. See: Hüseyin Bağcı and Şaban Kardas,“Post- September 11 Impact: The Strategic Importance of Turkey Revisited”, in İdris Bal (ed.), Turkish Foreign Policy in Post-Cold War Era, (Boca Raton, Brown Walker Press, 2004, pp.421-455.
  2. For official statements see “Başbakan Bülent Ecevit’in ABD’de Meydana Gelen Terörist Saldırılara İlişkin Olarak Yaptıkları Açılama”, Dışişleri Güncesi, 12 September 2001; “Dışişleri Bakanı İsmail Cem’in, ABD’ye Yönelik Terörist Saldırılar Hakkında Basın Mensuplarına Yaptığı Açıklama”, Dışişleri Güncesi, 13 September 2001.
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  6. “Cumhurbaşkanı Ahmet Necdet Sezer Başkanlığında, ABD’nin Afganistan’a Yönelik Askeri Operasyonu Konusunda Yapılan Değerlendirme Toplantısına İlişkin Açıklama”, Dışişleri Güncesi, 8 October 2001.
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Year 2010 Volume: 15 Number: 2

APA
Özcan, S. A. (2010). Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs, 15(2), 133-146. https://izlik.org/JA76RS85YH
AMA
1.Özcan SA. Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010. PERCEPTIONS. 2010;15(2):133-146. https://izlik.org/JA76RS85YH
Chicago
Özcan, Sevinç Alkan. 2010. “Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010”. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 15 (2): 133-46. https://izlik.org/JA76RS85YH.
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Özcan SA (January 1, 2010) Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 15 2 133–146.
IEEE
[1]S. A. Özcan, “Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010”, PERCEPTIONS, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 133–146, Jan. 2010, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA76RS85YH
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Özcan, Sevinç Alkan. “Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010”. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 15/2 (January 1, 2010): 133-146. https://izlik.org/JA76RS85YH.
JAMA
1.Özcan SA. Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010. PERCEPTIONS. 2010;15:133–146.
MLA
Özcan, Sevinç Alkan. “Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010”. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs, vol. 15, no. 2, Jan. 2010, pp. 133-46, https://izlik.org/JA76RS85YH.
Vancouver
1.Sevinç Alkan Özcan. Turkish Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan: 2009-2010. PERCEPTIONS [Internet]. 2010 Jan. 1;15(2):133-46. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA76RS85YH