The Impact Of US Withdrawal From Middle East On Turkish Foreign Policy In The Region
Yıl 2024,
, 130 - 150
Shangtao Gao
Jessica Durdu
Öz
The Doha Agreement signed between US and Taliban can be seen as a beginning of the decreasing US influence in Middle East. This evolving landscape is especially important for Türkiye as a pivotal regional power. Although Türkiye’s relations with the region have been unstable, the decreasing role of US in Middle East creates opportunities for Turkish diplomacy to pursue its regional leadership. This article explores its adaptation to shifting dynamics and argues that Türkiye’s focus shifted from regional military operations to country-specific diplomacy. US influence on Türkiye's foreign policy remains at the same level but redirected towards the Aegean Sea.
Kaynakça
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Amerika'nın Orta Doğu'dan Çekilmesinin Türkiye'nin Orta Doğu Politikası Üzerindeki Etkisi
Yıl 2024,
, 130 - 150
Shangtao Gao
Jessica Durdu
Öz
ABD ve Taliban arasında imzalanan Doha Anlaşması ABD’nin Ortadoğu’daki azalan etkisinin başlangıcı olarak görülebilmektedir. Bu gelişme kritik bir bölgesel güç olarak Türkiye için de özellikle önemlidir. Türkiye'nin bölgeyle olan tarihsel ilişkileri oldukça istikrarsız olsa da ABD'nin Ortadoğu'daki rolünün azalması, Türk diplomasisinin bölgesel liderlik rolünü sürdürmesi için fırsatlar yaratabilir. Bu makale, Türkiye’nin bölgedeki değişen dinamiklere adaptasyonunu incelemekte ve Türkiye’nin bu süreçte odağını bölgesel askeri operasyonlardan ülke bazlı diplomasiye kaydırdığını savunmaktadır. ABD’nin ise Türkiye’nin dış politikası üzerindeki etkisinin aynı seviyede kalmaya devam ettiği ancak odağını Ege Denizi ve uluslararası organizasyonlara kaydırdığı düşünülmektedir.
Kaynakça
- Antalya Diplomasi Forumu, 147 ülkeden temsilcileri ağırlayacak. (2024a) Anadolu Agency. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/antalya-diplomasi-forumu-147-ulkeden-temsilcileri-agirlayacak/3150780#
- Ayalon, A., Raz, I. G., & Amiel, B. (2022). The United States Withdrawal from Afghanistan after Two Decades of a Global War on Terrorism. A Multidisciplinary Journal on National Security, 36.
- Aydın, M. K. (2020). Türkiye ve Bağdat Pakti. International Journal of Social Science Research, 9(2), 135-153.
- BBC Türkçe, (2024). Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan’ın Irak Ziyareti: Kalkınma Yolu Projesi’nde İmzalar Atıldı. https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/cp0gddnemjlo.amp
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- Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (2003). TBMM Tutanak Dergisi, 4üncü cilt Fihristi. https://www5.tbmm.gov.tr/tutanaklar/TUTANAK/TBMM/d22/c004/tbmm22004fih.pdf
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- Growing US military presence in Greece can lead to undesired scenarios in Aegean, experts warn. (2022) Anadolu Agency. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/growing-us-military-presence-in-greece-can-lead-to-undesired-scenarios-in-aegean-experts-warn/2596928
- Güler, E. Z. (2010). Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’ın Davos “Şovu” ve Etkileri. Memleket Siyaset Yönetim, 5(13), 205-231.
Hakan Fidan Döneminde MİT’te Neler Değişti? Bakan Fidan’ın 14 Yıllık MİT Serüveni. YouTube, CNN Turk, 19 March 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-m5XwOL_AA
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- Ker-Lindsay, J. (2012) The Cyprus Problem: What Everyone Needs to Know, Oxford University Press.
Ministry of Defense of Republic of Türkiye (2021). Türkiye-Katar Ortak Tatbikati (Al Adeid 2021 Tatbikati) Basin Duyurusu. https://www.msb.gov.tr/Basin-ve-Yayin/Aciklamalar/turkiye-katar-ortak-tatbikati-al-adeid-2021-tatbikati-basin-duyurusu-132021
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- Sözen, A. (2019) Turkey-Greece Relations in the Context of the Cyprus Problem, SETA Foundation.
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- The Guardian, (2023). Biden Ratchets Up Efforts to Secure Sweden’s Nato Membership Ahead of Key Summit. https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/06/biden-ratchets-up-efforts-to-secure-swedens-nato-membership-ahead-of-key-summit
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- Theophanous, A. (2017) Cyprus: A Contemporary Problem in Historical Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Topçu, İ (2018). Türkiye-İsrail İlişkilerinin İlk Yılları (1948-1952). History Studies, 10(2), 161- 175. 10.9737/hist.2018.589 https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/303221/turkiye-israil-iliskilerinin-ilk-yillari-1948-1952#
- Triantaphyllou, D. (2006). "The Turkish-Greek Rapprochement: A Decade of Missing Opportunities." Middle East Review of International Affairs, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 1-13.
- Turan, İ. (2018). The Aegean Dispute: Problems and Prospects. Middle East Technical University.
- Türkiye ve Azerbaycan'dan 100. yıla özel ortak tatbikatlar. (2023b) Anadolu Agency. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/turkiye-ve-azerbaycandan-100-yila-ozel-ortak-tatbikatlar-/3026904
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- Yeni Şafak, (2023). Hakan Fidan’ın Sözleri Dünyada Manşet: Türkiye Baskılardan Etkilenmeyecek. https://www.yenisafak.com/amphtml/dunya/hakan-fidanin-sozleri-dunyada-manset-turkiye-baskilardan-etkilenmeyecek-4543001
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- Yom, S. (2020). US foreign policy in the Middle East: The logic of hegemonic retreat. Global Policy, 11(1), 75-83. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1758-5899.12777
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