To put those claims to the test, this article primarily analyzes the expansion of Türkiye’s economic and military capacity and proceeds to focus on its policy toward the deepening rivalry between the West and Russia and how it responded to the “rise of Asia.”.
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Objective & Hypothesis:This article posits that Türkiye took advantage of the deepening competition between global powers under the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) to part ways with its traditional foreign policy tradition and pursue a more independent approach.
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Key Findings & Data:This article posits that Türkiye took advantage of the deepening competition between global powers under the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) to part ways with its traditional foreign policy tradition and pursue a more independent approach.
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Conclusion & Impact:To put those claims to the test, this article primarily analyzes the expansion of Türkiye’s economic and military capacity and proceeds to focus on its policy toward the deepening rivalry between the West and Russia and how it responded to the “rise of Asia.”.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:تركيا · التحديات الإقليمية · التغيرات العالمية
Abstract
This article posits that Türkiye took advantage of the deepening competition between global powers under the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) to part ways with its traditional foreign policy tradition and pursue a more independent approach. To put those claims to the test, this article primarily analyzes the expansion of Türkiye’s economic and military capacity and proceeds to focus on its policy toward the deepening rivalry between the West and Russia and how it responded to the “rise of Asia.”.
Duran, B., İnat, K. (2023). Turkish Foreign Policy in the Face of Regional and Global Challenges. Rouya Türkiyyah, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 3, 9–36. https://doi.org/10.36360/1560-012-003-002
However, in addition to attacks against Türkiye’s economic and political stability, there are pressing problems like the coronavirus pandemic and inflationary and currency-related pressures rooted in the Russia-Ukraine war’s impact on the global economy that the country must address to keep pursuing an effective foreign policy.
“2002’den 2022’ye Rakamlarla Yerli Savunma Sanayii,” CNN Türk, (February 6, 2022), retrieved July 27, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch v=R5j6HtKuV6I&ab_channel=CNNT%C3%9CRK; For detailed information about indigenous defense products under development, see, “Türk Savunma Sanayii Ürün Kataloğu,” Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye-Presidency of the Defense Industries, (2019), retrieved July 27, 2022, from https://www.ssb.gov.tr/urunkatalog/tr.
For detailed information on this issue see, Kemal İnat, Ali Aslan, and Burhanettin Duran (eds.), Kuruluşundan Bugüne AK Parti: Dış Politika, (İstanbul: SETA Publishing, 2018), pp. 449-552.
For detailed information on this issue see, Kemal İnat and Melih Yıldız, “Will the Rise of China Transform the International System?” Insight Turkey, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Fall 2021), pp. 231-258.
The Turkish-led Middle Corridor project seeks to revive the historical Silk Road by channeling a significant part of China’s trade with Europe through Central Asia, the Caspian, the Caucasus and Türkiye. Accordingly, it requires the construction of transportation infrastructure for that purpose. In this regard, the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad became operational in 2017. See, “Türkiye’nin Çok Taraflı Ulaştırma Politikası,” Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs, retrieved July 20, 2022, from https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkiye_nin-cok-tarafli-ulastirma-politikasi.tr.mfa.
“Türkiye’ye Yatırımda Hangi Ülkeler Başı Çekiyor?” NTV, (December 10, 2020), retrieved from https://www.ntv.com.tr/ekonomi/turkiyeye-yatirimda-hangi-ulkeler-basi-cekiyor,J- 5uSKW870O9SzfO6P5WFQ#:~:text=T%C3%BCrkiye’ye%20en%20fazla%20yat%C4%B1r%C4%B1m%20yapan%20ilk%20on%20%C3%BClke%20aras%C4%B1nda,Fransa%20ve%20Azerbaycan%20 yer%20al%C4%B1yor.