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- Title
Turkish External Orientation and Political Culture.
- Authors
Yiallourides, Christodoulos K.; Langides, Afendoulis Th.
- Abstract
This article focuses on the challenges the Turkish Republic is facing, the most severe to its post-Ottoman existence. In terms of political culture Turkey appears to be dithering between the West and Asia, between a secular state and Islam. The political system is showing signs of vacillating between Islam and Europe, raising doubts about the main strategic directions established by Mustafa Kemal and his successors. In terms of foreign policy a "Neo-Ottoman" foreign policy could not possibly be separated from the strong influence of Islam internally. A "zero problem" policy towards it's immediate environment, which means de-emphasizing problems with surrounding countries, such as Syria, Iran, and Greece, inspired by Ahmet Davutoglu, a former academic and the present foreign minister of the Turkish republic, initially seemed promising and bearing fruits. This is not any more the case and Turkey has to defend itself against the claims that in it's essence, it's a Neo-Ottoman policy of regional domination.
- Subjects
TURKEY; POLITICAL culture; POLITICAL systems; STRATEGIC planning; GOVERNMENT policy; INTERNATIONAL relations; POLITICAL science; FOREIGN ministers (Cabinet officers)
- Publication
Hellenic Studies / Etudes Helleniques, 2012, Vol 20, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
0824-8621
- Publication type
Article