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De-Europeanization of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Multi-Polar World

Çok Kutuplu Dünyada Türk Dış Politikasının Avrupalılaşma sürecinden uzaklaşması

Zelal Başak Yariş(Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi)0000-0002-1380-3916
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2026-02-10
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By methodologically examining the foreign policy discourses and preferences of the actors responsible for Turkish foreign policy-making, the study finds that Türkiye’s disengagement from the EU process in foreign policy unfolds along three main dimensions: (a) the redefinition of national roles, (b) disengagement from the EU’s norms and principles, and (c) distancing from the EU’s institutional structures.

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Objective & Hypothesis:From the Helsinki Summit of 1999, which granted Türkiye candidate status, until the outbreak of the Arab Spring, Türkiye implemented the process of Europeanization, albeit with ups and downs.
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Key Findings & Data:In this context, the aim of this study is to analyze the dimensions of Turkish foreign policy’s departure from the Europeanization process—also conceptualized as the diminishing role of the EU’s foreign policy norms and principles as reference points—by drawing on the theoretical framework proposed by Müller, Pomorska, and Tonra (2021).
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Conclusion & Impact:By methodologically examining the foreign policy discourses and preferences of the actors responsible for Turkish foreign policy-making, the study finds that Türkiye’s disengagement from the EU process in foreign policy unfolds along three main dimensions: (a) the redefinition of national roles, (b) disengagement from the EU’s norms and principles, and (c) distancing from the EU’s institutional structures.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2021 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Türkiye-AB İlişkileri · Türk Dış Politikası · Avrupalılaşma

Abstract

From the Helsinki Summit of 1999, which granted Türkiye candidate status, until the outbreak of the Arab Spring, Türkiye implemented the process of Europeanization, albeit with ups and downs. However, with the eruption of the Arab Spring, Türkiye not only rapidly distanced itself from the EU process but also began to roll back the reforms and principles that had been realized within this framework. In this context, the aim of this study is to analyze the dimensions of Turkish foreign policy’s departure from the Europeanization process—also conceptualized as the diminishing role of the EU’s foreign policy norms and principles as reference points—by drawing on the theoretical framework proposed by Müller, Pomorska, and Tonra (2021). By methodologically examining the foreign policy discourses and preferences of the actors responsible for Turkish foreign policy-making, the study finds that Türkiye’s disengagement from the EU process in foreign policy unfolds along three main dimensions: (a) the redefinition of national roles, (b) disengagement from the EU’s norms and principles, and (c) distancing from the EU’s institutional structures.

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Türkiye, adaylık statüsünün verildiği 1999 Helsinki Kararları’ndan Arap Baharı’na kadar olan süreçte Avrupalılaşma sürecini, iniş çıkışlarla da olsa, hayata geçirmiştir. Ancak Arap Baharı’nın patlak vermesiyle birlikte Türkiye, hem AB sürecinden hızlı bir biçimde uzaklaşmış hem de bu süreçte gerçekleştirilmiş reform ve ilkelerden geri adım atmaya başlamıştır. Bu çerçevede çalışmanın amacı, AB’nin dış politika ilke ve normlarının referans olmaktan çıkması olarak da ifade edilen Türk dış politikasının Avrupalılaşma sürecinden ayrılma boyutlarını; Müller, Pomorska ve Tonra’nın (2021) kuramsal çerçevesine atıfta bulunarak analiz etmektir. Türk dış politikası yapım sürecinde sorumlu olan aktörlerin dış politika söylem ve tercihleri yöntemsel olarak incelenerek, Türk dış politikasının AB sürecinden kopuşunun:a) ulusal rollerin yeniden tanımlanması ,b) AB ilke ve prensiplerinden kopuş, c) AB’nin kurumsal yapısından ayrılma gibi üç boyutta gerçekleştiği bulgusuna ulaşılmaktadır.

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Yariş, Z. B. (2026). De-Europeanization of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Multi-Polar World. Dicle Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Sayı: 41. https://doi.org/10.15182/diclesosbed.1655973

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