Deciphering France’s Mediterranean and Foreign Policy against Turkey

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 151 - 174, 01.04.2021

Galip Emre Yıldırım

Öz

France’s policy has become intertwined with its involvement in the Eastern Mediterranean dispute against Turkey as a result of the natural gas discovery in recent years in the region. France’s identification of Turkey as an ‘external enemy’ reflects the former’s political and economic concerns in regard to the Mediterranean gas reserves. Therefore, the envisaged French leadership in the
region insists that the EU adopt an exclusionary political approach toward Turkey with the political and diplomatic support of France for Greece and Cyprus

Anahtar Kelimeler

France, Türkiye, Greece, European Union, Eastern Mediterranean, Islamophobia

فكّ رموز سياسة فرنسا المتوسطية والخارجية ضد تركيا

Öz

يمكن تحليل سياسة فرنسا المتوسطية من منظور تاريخي، ومن خلال عناصرها الجيوسياسية والجيوثقافية، مثل معضلة الحضارة الغربية والشرقية، وخلفية الاستعمار. أصبحت سياسة فرنسا متشابكة مع تورطها في نزاع شرق البحر المتوسط ضد تركيا؛ نتيجة اكتشاف الغاز الطبيعي في المنطقة في السنوات الأخيرة. يعكس تحديد فرنسا الجمهورية التركية على أنها "عدو خارجي" المخاوفَ السياسية والاقتصادية للأولى فيما يتعلق باحتياطيات الغاز في البحر المتوسط. لذلك تصرّ فرنسا في إطار تصورها لقيادة المنطقة على أن يتبنى الاتحاد الأوروبي نهجًا سياسيًّا إقصائيًّا تجاه تركيا، من خلال دعم سياسي ودبلوماسي من فرنسا لليونان وقبرص.

Anahtar Kelimeler

فرنسا, تركيا, اليونان, الاتحاد الأوروبي, شرق المتوسط, الإسلاموفوبيا

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