Turkish foreign policy towards Central Asia

This article’s main argument is that after failure of ‘zero problems with neighbours’ oriented foreign policy Turkey is experiencing the transformation of foreign policy and more focusing towards the regions which were ignored before. After Arab Spring, especially after the Syrian Crisis, it has been observed that ‘zero problem with neighbours’ oriented foreign policy became ineffective and lost its effect in the Middle East. However, this does not mean that Turkey’s foreign policy loses its assertiveness. After assertive policies towards Middle East and Mediterranean areas, Turkey’s assertive foreign policy shifted towards new regions, which are historically, have less confrontation with Turkey and has positive trends against Turkey such as Caucasus and Central Asia. In this context, while the relations with the Turkic Council were deepened, the policy towards this region became clear with the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. During the Second Nagorno- Karabakh War Turkey gave strong support to Azerbaıjan both in term of rhetoric and military support as well based on Turkish drones and other Turkish made military equipment which shows the assertiveness of Turkey. The development of the Turkic Council’s member countries both politically and economically made organization an important regional actor. Thus, Turkic Council become an important tool for Turkish foreign policy in terms of assertiveness. Turkey’s assertive foreign policy will increase which is the in compliance with the Turkey’s national security. Also for region countries, it is important that Turkey put weight on region, which is crucial for Turkish foreign policy. Keywords: Assertiveness, Caucasus, Turkish Foreign Policy, Turkic Council.

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THE ROLE AND PLACE OF CENTRAL ASIA IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY

Journal of history ◽

10.26577/jh-2018-2-215 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 89 (2) ◽

pp. 38-45

Author(s):

R. Zharkynbaeva ◽

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Zh. Baidavletov ◽

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Central Asia ◽

Turkish Foreign Policy

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Does Turkey have a Central Asian Project?

MGIMO Review of International Relations ◽

10.24833/2071-8160-2021-3-78-82-96 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 82-96

Author(s):

Ali Emre Sucu ◽

O. I. Iskandarov ◽

R. B. Mahmudov ◽

D. N. Chernov

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Central Asia ◽

Regional Security ◽

Cultural Elements ◽

Turkish Foreign Policy ◽

Bilateral Relations ◽

Eurasian Economic Union ◽

Central Asian ◽

Foreign Policies ◽

Integration Project

Central Asia's importance in Turkish foreign policy has begun to rise since the beginning of the 2010s. Turkey determines its regional policy in the conception of the Turkic world, including Azerbaijan. With this regard, Turkey pays particular attention to the institutionalization of bilateral relations with the regional states. The most successful measure in that direction is the establishment of the Turkic Council. This integration project marks significant progress for the institutionalization of Turkey's Central Asian policy. Turkey is one of the non-regional actors affecting the Central Asian balance of power. However, it has limited influence on regional security and military affairs, which Russia dominates. Turkey is only a secondary non-regional actor in Central Asia. Therefore, it primarily structures its Central Asian policy using common historical and cultural elements. In this study, we investigate whether Turkey has a long-term project in Central Asia. For this purpose, we explore the restrictions of Turkish policy in Central Asia. After that, we compare Turkey's importance for the foreign policies of Central Asian states. Additionally, we evaluate Turkey's interest in non-Western organizations such as the Eurasian Economic Union and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to transform Turkish foreign policy priorities in recent years. Finally, we show that Turkey has a policy toward Central Asia but not a fully-fledged project for the region.

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Turkish Foreign Policy under the AK Party

Insight Turkey ◽

10.25253/99.2017192.01 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 9-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mesut Özcan

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Turkish Foreign Policy

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THE GEOPOLITICAL POSITION OF CENTRAL ASIA

Journal of look to the past ◽

10.26739/2181-9599-2019-22-10 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 67-73

Author(s):

Yerzhan Zhanibekov ◽

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Central Asia ◽

Present Stage ◽

Regional Powers ◽

Current Trends ◽

Global Space

This article discusses the current trends of foreign policy of the regional powers towards Central Asia at the present stage. It also discusses new initiatives that involves Central Asia in the global space and its advantages to strengthen military-political and energy cooperationwith regional powers

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Turkey’s foreign policy priorities in the Middle East and Afghanistan

OOO Zhurnal Voprosy Istorii ◽

10.31166/voprosyistorii202010statyi59 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 (10-3) ◽

pp. 228-237

Author(s):

Marina Shpakovskaya ◽

Oleg Barnashov ◽

Arian Mohammad Hassan Shershah ◽

Asadullah Noori ◽

Mosa Ziauddin Ahmad

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Foreign Policy ◽

Middle East ◽

The United States ◽

Turkish Foreign Policy ◽

Security Issues ◽

New Approaches ◽

East Region ◽

History Of ◽

Middle East Region

The article discusses the features and main approaches of Turkish foreign policy in the Middle East. Particular attention is paid to the history of the development of Turkish-American relations. The causes of the contradictions between Turkey and the United States on the security issues of the Middle East region are analyzed. At the same time, the commonality of the approaches of both countries in countering radical terrorism in the territories adjacent to Turkey is noted. The article also discusses the priority areas of Turkish foreign policy, new approaches and technologies in the first decade of the XXI century.

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