Turkey In The Middle East Politics Political Discourses Identity And The National Interests

Author : Ahmet Görgen
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783346215659

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Turkey in the Middle East Politics. Political Discourses, Identity and the National Interests by Ahmet Görgen Pdf

Scientific Study from the year 2020 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Near East, Near Orient, grade: 1.3, University of Kassel (Faculty of Social Sciences), language: English, abstract: This book bases on the research related to Turkey’s relations with the Middle East in the post-1980s. Recent analyses clarify that the change in economic policy and the emergence of a new wealthy class of Anatolia motivated Turkish governments to follow a multidimensional foreign policy after the 1980s. The transformation of identity, cultural and historical connections effected to increase the relations with the countries in the Middle East. The research findings indicate that the end of the Cold War caused instability in the Middle East, where Turkey had historical, cultural, religious and territorial connections. The identity dimension in Turgut Özal’s foreign policy caused to remember the Ottoman past in the region. Neo-Ottomanism, which proposed that Turkey as the main power in the former Ottoman territories emerged as a both identity and strategy. After 2003, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has followed a more conceptualized foreign policy based on the neo-Ottomanist strategy. By researching the political dynamics, it becomes evident that since the Gulf War in 1991, Turkey has increasingly connected to the ethnic groups within Iraq and became one of the major players in Iraqi politics. Also, increased criticism of the Turkish government, coupled with the strong support of Turkish people, against to Israeli politics has been the important factor to attract both the people and the politicians in the Middle East. Overall, the research reflects that the strong public support and an appropriate foreign policy, based on the neo-Ottomanist strategy, have been the main factors to increase the Turkey’s political sphere of influence in the Middle East.

Author : Filiz Coban Oran
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781350270893

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Religion, Nationalism and Foreign Policy by Filiz Coban Oran Pdf

This book provides a critical discussion on how different discourses of nationalism in the Turkish media construct contested concepts of New Turkey's identity, which has great importance for mapping modern Turkey's place in the world of nations. Drawing on a Discourse-Historical Approach, the author analyses different discourses on Turkish national identity and foreign policy in Turkish media in the second term of the AKP government from 2007 to 2011, which was the period of consolidation of Muslim conservative nationalism in both internal and external relations. By using three case studies, including the Presidential elections in 2007, the launch of Kurdish Initiative in 2009, and the debate of axis shift in Western orientation of Turkish Foreign Policy in 2010, the book argues that not only has AKP's Muslim nationalism reconstructed new Turkish foreign policy, but also new Turkish foreign policy discourse has reconstructed Turkish nation's Muslim identity and reinforced Muslim nationalism.

Author : Toni Alaranta
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442250758

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National and State Identity in Turkey by Toni Alaranta Pdf

National and State Identity in Turkey uses the concepts of national and state identity to examine Turkey’s domestic and international politics and explain how the country’s position in the international system has changed over the last ten years. State identity is understood as the end result of a transformed national identity, linking both domestic and international levels. Toni Alaranta argues that there has been a radical reformulation of Turkey’s national identity, interest, and positioning in the world since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002. This transformed identity has helped the country renegotiate its status in the world. He first examines the changing nature of Turkey’s national identity before looking at the struggle between two extreme positions—secularism and Islamism. He then explains how the “New Turkey” discourse is part of an Islamic-conservative ideology that targets the notion of the “domestic other,” or minorities, versus the Turkish-Muslim “self.” This discourse is transforming not only the notion of national identity but also Turkey’s relations with the rest of the world, and particularly with the European Union.

Author : Shane Brennan,Marc Herzog
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857736857

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Turkey and the Politics of National Identity by Shane Brennan,Marc Herzog Pdf

In the first decade of the twenty-first century Turkey experienced an extraordinary set of transformations. In 2001, in the midst of financial difficulties, the country was under IMF stewardship, yet it has recently emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. And on the international stage, Turkey has managed to enhance its position from being a backseat NATO member and outside candidate for EU membership to being an influential regional power, determining and developing its own individual foreign policy. Shane Brennan and Marc Herzog explore how these and other changes have shaped the way people in Turkey perceive themselves and how the country's self-image shapes its actions. In the modern age, the sovereign nation-state still continues to be one of the basic building blocks of social or political identity. The Turkish Republic, founded in 1923, is a good example. In weaving together and selecting certain elements of memory, myth, tradition and symbols, the narratives of national identity in Turkey have been, to a large extent, socially constructed.This volume offers analysis of the ways in which these narratives have been created, maintained and negotiated, and how current economic and political interests have been incorporated into the construction of a modern identity. External forces such as those of cultural and economic globalisation have also been influential agents in this process. As a result, the space and opportunity for social and cultural expression has increasingly widened while alternative identities and life-style choices at both the collective and individual levels have also become more visible. Bearing this in mind, this book examines issues such as those of alternative gender identity and sexual orientation, formerly taboo issues. Through different approaches engaging with politics, economy, society, culture and history, Turkey and the Politics of National Identity offers new perspectives on the transformation of national identity in this increasingly influential country in the Middle East.

Author : H. Kösebalaban
Publisher : Springer
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230118690

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Turkish Foreign Policy by H. Kösebalaban Pdf

This book explores how Turkey's contested national identity has affected its foreign policysince the late Ottoman era. The book takes a constructivist approach, asserting that identity matters for foreign policy decisions, but it separates itself from statist approaches by bringing identity question into domestic politics.

Author : Hasan Yükselen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030390372

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Strategy and Strategic Discourse in Turkish Foreign Policy by Hasan Yükselen Pdf

This book provides a critical realist analysis of Turkish foreign policy (TFP), covering various periods from the Turkish National Struggle to the contemporary Justice and Development Party Government. It discusses TFP within the critical realist framework, employing the concept of differences in continuity to demonstrate how agency and structure interacted, and how some discourses arose and others failed in the history of the Turkish Republic. The book also applies the concepts of strategy and strategic discourse to reveal how real-world strategic preferences correspond to the narration. Lastly, the author argues that the underlying structural forces have endured, despite Turkey’s persistence in enhancing the agency’s role, ultimately leading to differentiation between “what is spoken” and “what is actualized”.

Author : M Hakan Yavuz
Publisher : University of Utah Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780874808636

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The Emergence of a New Turkey by M Hakan Yavuz Pdf

Explains the social, economic, and historical origins of the ruling Justice and Development Party, offering keen insight into one of the most successful transformations of an Islamic movement in the Muslim world.

Author : Umut Yukaruç
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781666918113

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Popular Culture and Foreign Policy by Umut Yukaruç Pdf

Popular Culture and Foreign Policy: The Case of Turkey and the Valley of the Wolves: Ambush analyzes Turkish Foreign Policy from an interdisciplinary perspective. It seeks to understand and discuss how foreign policy discourses can be reproduced by a popular television series and consequently produce consent for certain foreign policies.

Author : Ali Bilgic
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786730848

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Turkey, Power and the West by Ali Bilgic Pdf

During the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the AKP, the Turkish government shifted from a 'reactive' to an 'activist' foreign policy. As a result, many in the West increasingly began to see Turkey as a key actor in the international relations of the region, and indeed the wider international stage. Turkey and the West offers a unique approach to this transformation and considers questions of Turkish national identity and its relations with the West through the lens of gender studies. From the Ottoman Empire to the present day, the book constructs an image of Turkish foreign policy as reflecting a gendered insecurity - one of a 'non-Western' Turkish masculinity subordinated to a 'Western' hegemonic masculinity - and shows how Turkey's 'subordination' has in turn been internalised by its own politicians. Across a diverse range of sources, Bilgic takes advantage of new theories such as critical security studies (CSS) to paint a picture of a Turkish republic anxious to make its mark on the world stage, yet perennially insecure about its position as a global power. Turkey and the West is essential for students and researchers interested in Turkish politics and the international relations of the Middle East, as well as those with an interest in gender and identity studies.

Author : Birsen Erdogan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319476834

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Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect by Birsen Erdogan Pdf

This book offers a discursive analysis of the Turkish Foreign Policy on Humanitarian Interventions (HI) and the doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). Across the chapters the author addresses important questions, such as: what is the position of the HI and R2P in the Turkish foreign policy discourse? Is there any variation between cases when it comes to the use of these concepts? How do these discourses shape/change/transform or sustain the Turkish identity? Despite the tendency in some countries to incorporate HI and R2P principles into their foreign policy (UK, Netherlands, Canada, Japan), and the fact that some countries are lobbying to make these principles a part of international or UN law, in the developing world these policies and concepts have not gained widespread recognition or approval. Countries like China, Brazil and India approach these concepts with suspicion or with reservation. The same tendency can be observed in the MENA region and in some parts of Africa and Asia. In this book, the author looks at the reasons behind these differences in approach and explores how the concept of identity affects Turkish foreign policy specifically. This study is invaluable for researchers and students of R2P and HI and foreign policy discourse in general.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780190655976

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Author : Paul Kubicek
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000920673

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Theoretical Approaches to Turkish Foreign Policy by Paul Kubicek Pdf

This volume, with contributions from well-respected experts on Turkey, examines how well different theories and frameworks in international relations explain various aspects of contemporary Turkish foreign policy (TFP). Exploring the value of both structural (neorealist) and ideational (constructivist) approaches, the book’s theory-informed case studies on the features of TFP including Neo-Ottomanism; the role of religion; and Turkey’s relations with the European Union, the Middle East, Russia, and the United States, provide an analytical perspective on developments that have captured the attention of both academics and policymakers. More importantly, this collection examines the shift in Turkey’s foreign policy stance from Western and secular (non-sectarian) to Islamist, Turkist, Neo-Ottomanist and Eurasianist orientations. With Turkey assuming importance across a number of regions and issues, this book will be a great resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of Middle East Studies, and Politics and International Relations. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal, Turkish Studies.

Author : Federico Donelli
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780755636983

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Turkey in Africa by Federico Donelli Pdf

Africa is increasingly becoming an arena for geopolitical competition over its resources and, in the last two decades, has seen many emerging powers such as China, India, Russia, Japan and Brazil attempting to strengthen their ties with the continent. Turkey's involvement has been much less discussed, despite the fact that Turkey's strategic involvement with several sub-Saharan African states has been deepening since its active engagement in the Somali crisis of 2011. Federico Donelli brings to light the extent of Turkey's involvement in Africa and analyses the unique characteristics, benefits, challenges and limits of Turkish policy in the region. The book examines the Turkish diplomatic programme as well as its domestic reception, which includes humanitarian aid, religious links such as the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation), as well as private business links. Crucially, Donelli examines what makes Turkish involvement different from that of other international actors in the region – its historic ties with North Africa under the Ottoman Empire.

Author : Yucel Bozdaglioglu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135941598

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Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkish Identity by Yucel Bozdaglioglu Pdf

Annotation By using the core insights of the constructivist approach in international relations, this book analyses the foreign policy behaviour of Turkey. The author argues that Turkey's Western identity has influenced its foreign policy formulation and implementation since the War of Independence.

Author : Mark Bassin,Gonzalo Pozo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786601636

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The Politics of Eurasianism by Mark Bassin,Gonzalo Pozo Pdf

This collection explores Eurasianism and its interactions with and effects on political discourses, identity debates, and popular culture.