This thesis will examine the transformation in the Turkish foreign policy towards
the Middle East and evaluate the relevance of &ldquo / soft power&rdquo / term for describing
Turkey&rsquo / s new activism in the region. Since the establishment of the Turkish
Republic, Turkey has aligned itself with the Western world so that this alignment
has been the main determinant of its relations with the non-Western world. The
Middle East was not an exception in this process. After decades of remaining
aloof from the Middle Eastern affairs, Turkey has followed a new foreign policy
towards the region, as part of its new foreign policy vision, since the AK Party
coming to power in 2002 and has shown a growing willingness to participate in
Middle Eastern affairs. Various arguments are developed by different actors,
including the one elaborated in this thesis, to explain the new activism of Turkey
in the region.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612755/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2011 |
| Creators | Senol, Aylin |
| Contributors | Yurdusev, Ahmet Nuri |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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