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Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Period: An ‘International Society’ Approach
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This article presents a theoretical account of Turkish foreign policy in the early Republican Period (1919- 1938). It utilizes the international society approach of the English School theory to explain the main principles of Turkish foreign policy. The theory merges the study of international relations with history and provides a useful framework to analyze transformation of international politics. In the literature, Turkish foreign policy in the early Republican Period has usually been studied in a descriptive manner with reference to Atatürk’s vision. There are a limited number of theoretical studies that integrate IR theories with the study of the history of Turkish foreign policy. This article contributes to this emerging literature. It claims that a significant aim of Ataturk’s foreign policy was to get the new republic recognized as part of the international society to put the country under the ‘protective’ framework of the contemporary standards of international law. Turkey aimed at having peace, getting international recognition, establishing multi-lateral alliances, achieving full-independence and modernization which were closely associated with consolidating Turkey’s position in the European international society. This consolidation was expected to make the new Turkish Republic an equal member of the society. As such, the article claims that Atatürk followed a strategy that would consolidate Turkey’s position in the European international society so that the country is approached on equal-terms on the principles of international law including but not limited to sovereign-equality and non-intervention. The article relies on primary sources and a qualitative analysis of and excerpts from Atatürk’s speeches to crystallize this claim.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Arsan, N. (1961). Atatürk’ ün Söylev ve Demeçleri, 3. Cilt [Speeches and Statements of Atatürk]. Ankara: Divan Yayıncılık.
- Atatürk, M. K. (1919a). Erzurum Kongresi’ni Açarken [Openning the Erzurum Congress]. Retrieved February 10, 2021, from Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi website: https://www.atam.gov.tr/ataturkun- soylev-ve-demecleri/erzurum-kongresini-acarken
- Atatürk, M. K. (1919b). Sivas Kongresi’ni Açarken [Oppening the Sivas Congress]. Retrieved February 10, 2021, from Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi website: https://www.atam.gov.tr/ataturkun-soylev-ve- demecleri/sivas-kongresini-acarken
- Atatürk, M. K. (1920a). Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi toplanıyor [The Grand Natrional Assembly of Turkey Convenes]. Retrieved February 10, 2021 from Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi website: https://www. atam.gov.tr/nutuk/turkiye-buyuk-millet-meclisi-toplaniyor.
- Atatürk, M. K. (1920b). Meclis’in Hangi Üyelerden Oluşacağı Hakkında [About The Members of The Assembly]. Retrieved from Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi website: https://www.atam.gov.tr/ataturkun- soylev-ve-demecleri/meclisin-hangi-uyelerden-olusacagi-hakkinda
- Atatürk, M. K. (2006a). Ankara Hukuk Fakültesi’nin Açılışında (5 Kasım 1925) [Opening of Ankara Faculty of Law]. In N. Arsan (Ed.), Atatürk’ün Söylev ve Demeçleri: II [Speeches and Statements of Atatürk:II] (5th ed., pp. 248–252). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi.
- Atatürk, M. K. (2006b). İkinci Dönem Üçüncü Toplanma Yılını Açarken [Openning the Second Term Third Meeting]. In N. Arsan (Ed.), Atatürk’ün Söylev ve Demeçleri: I [Speeches and Statements of Atatürk:I] (5th ed., pp. 355–361). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi.
- Atatürk, M. K. (2006c). Londra Konferansı Hakkında (Mart 1921) [About the London Conference (March 1921)]. In N. Arsan (Ed.), Atatürk’ün Söylev ve Demeçleri: III [Speeches and Statements of Atatürk:III] (5th ed., pp. 27–28). Ankara: Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi.
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Uluslararası İlişkiler
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Mart 2021
Gönderilme Tarihi
25 Şubat 2021
Kabul Tarihi
17 Mart 2021
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2021 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1
APA
Sula, İ. E. (2021). Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Period: An ‘International Society’ Approach. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi, 9(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.14782/marmarasbd.886649
AMA
1.Sula İE. Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Period: An ‘International Society’ Approach. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi. 2021;9(1):1-16. doi:10.14782/marmarasbd.886649
Chicago
Sula, İsmail Erkam. 2021. “Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Period: An ‘International Society’ Approach”. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi 9 (1): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.14782/marmarasbd.886649.
EndNote
Sula İE (01 Mart 2021) Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Period: An ‘International Society’ Approach. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi 9 1 1–16.
IEEE
[1]İ. E. Sula, “Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Period: An ‘International Society’ Approach”, Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 9, sy 1, ss. 1–16, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.14782/marmarasbd.886649.
ISNAD
Sula, İsmail Erkam. “Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Period: An ‘International Society’ Approach”. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi 9/1 (01 Mart 2021): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.14782/marmarasbd.886649.
JAMA
1.Sula İE. Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Period: An ‘International Society’ Approach. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi. 2021;9:1–16.
MLA
Sula, İsmail Erkam. “Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Period: An ‘International Society’ Approach”. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 9, sy 1, Mart 2021, ss. 1-16, doi:10.14782/marmarasbd.886649.
Vancouver
1.İsmail Erkam Sula. Turkish Foreign Policy in the Early Republican Period: An ‘International Society’ Approach. Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilimler Dergisi. 01 Mart 2021;9(1):1-16. doi:10.14782/marmarasbd.886649
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