One Hundred Years of Turkish Foreign Policy (1923-2023)

This book brings together an all-women group of scholars to provide a historically grounded and theoretically rich examination of the continuities and changes in Turkey's foreign policy since the Republic's establishment in 1923. Using different International Relations theories, clarifying the interaction between domestic politics and foreign policymaking, the book charts the evolution of Turkey's foreign policy vis-a-vis several regions and global actors and examines the major developments in Turkey's relations with these actors. Some chapters emphasize the continuities in Turkey's external relations, and others examine the significant changes and discontinuities in certain areas. Recognizing that Turkey's state interests may not always coincide with the interests of the ruling elite, the book demonstrates that the centennial birthday of Turkey represents a constitutive moment for Turkey's future and calls for a pragmatic, as opposed to a completely ideologically-based, grand strategy that should focus on progressive ideals.

Uses theoretical lenses Is written by an all-women panel of scholars Offers a new grand theory for Turkish foreign policy

Autorentext

Binnur Özkeçeci-Taner is Professor of Political Science at Hamline University. She currently serves as Associate Editor of the *Journal of Global Security Studies *and is the author of *The Role of Ideas in Coalition Government Foreign Policymaking: The Case of Turkey *and numerous articles and book chapters on Turkish foreign policy.

Sinem Akgül Aç kme e is Professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University in Turkey. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Centre in Modern Turkish Studies at Carleton University. She has published extensively on security studies, Turkish foreign policy, EU foreign and neighborhood policies, Turkey-NATO and Turkey-EU relations.

Klappentext

This book brings together an all-women group of scholars to provide a historically grounded and theoretically rich examination of the continuities and changes in Turkey s foreign policy since the Republic's establishment in 1923. Using different International Relations theories, clarifying the interaction between domestic politics and foreign policymaking, the book charts the evolution of Turkey s foreign policy vis-a-vis several regions and global actors and examines the major developments in Turkey s relations with these actors. Some chapters emphasize the continuities in Turkey s external relations, and others examine the significant changes and discontinuities in certain areas. Recognizing that Turkey s state interests may not always coincide with the interests of the ruling elite, the book demonstrates that the centennial birthday of Turkey represents a constitutive moment for Turkey s future and calls for a pragmatic, as opposed to a completely ideologically-based, grand strategy that should focus on progressive ideals.

Inhalt

1. Historical and Theoretical Aspects of Turkey's Foreign Policy.- 2. Turkey's Transatlantic Connections: The United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.- 3. An Impasse in Turkey's Relations with the European Union: The Interplay of Democratic Lapse and External Differentiated Integration.- 4. One Hundred Years of Turkish-Russian Relations: From Balancing Act to Flexible Alignment.- 5. Domestic Sources of AKP's Foreign Policy Towards the MENA Region: Ideology and Pragmatism.- 6. Turkey's Foreign Policy in the Western Balkans: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of Motivations and Interests.- 7. One Hundred Years of Turkish Foreign Policy in Eastern Mediterranean (1923-2023): A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of Turkey as a Middle Power.- 8. Turkey and the South Caucasus: Role of Memory and Perceptions in Shaping Turkey's Relations with Regional States.- 9. Turkey's Strategic Partnership with China: A Feminist Recount.- 10. Two Hallmarks of 'New' Turkey's Foreign Policy: Humanitarianism and Africa.- 11. Pragmatic Adaptation as Turkey's Grand Strategy.