Turkey’s transition from a Western foreign policy template to a‘multidimensional foreign policy’has brought Asia-Turkey relations once again into focus.However,the transition is yet to find a strategic convergence ...
This study explores the key actors implementing Turkey’s international humanitarian assistance,the Turkish understanding of humanitarian assistance,and the main motivations of humanitarian assistance in post-2002 Tur...
This article analyses Turkey’s foreign policy in the Middle East and the Gulf region.It argues that Turkey’s activism in the first decade of the 2000s enabled it to put into play its soft power in the region and the...
Turkey’s energy policy has attracted a growing scholarly interest.In line with this tendency,this article aims at the assessment of Turkey’s energy relations with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO).As the SC...
After nine decades of denial,military confrontation and securitisation of the Kurdish problem,the AKP government outspokenly addressed the Kurdish question,wanting to change the course of Turkish-Kurdish conflict by i...
Since 1952,Turkey has formally committed to the US/NATO alliance and taken part in the collective defense system within the Alliance.However,in September 2013,Turkey made a surprise move and announced its intention to...
Due to the fact that Turkey does not possess hydrocarbon resources,it largely depends on imports from other countries.Therefore,energy security and energy diversification issues are of key importance in Turkish foreig...
Turkey’s greatest security threats are connected to its unresolved Kurdish issue.Attempts by the Justice and Development Party government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoan to end the conflict with the Kurdistan Work...
This article is an initial result of“Study of the Relations between Turkey and the Central Asian Turkic-States:History and the Present”,supported by Young Social Science Talent Program,Beijing Association of Social Sciences.
Turkey is a medium-sized regional power with strong military and economic strength.Historically,Turkey has had two types of foreign policies:pro-West policy,allying with Western powers,and pro-East policy,focusing on ...
This paper aims to analyze how China’s rise is perceived by minor powers in the world system.Taking Turkey as the case study,the paper focuses on major issue areas such as bilateral trade and business between Turkey ...