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BEŞİKTAŞ NAVAL MUSEUM AS A TOOL OF CULTURAL DIPLOMACY

KÜLTÜREL DİPLOMASİ ARACI OLARAK BEŞİKTAŞ DENİZ MÜZESİ

Burak Erkut0009-0003-7999-8976
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Focusing on the activities of Beşiktaş Naval Museum as a military museum, this article aims to suggest a course of action for the responsibilities that museums will undertake in the future as important diplomacy tools and to guide them in the diplomatic field.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The new public diplomacy, which has become increasingly important with the developments in the field of international relations, can be defined as an international actor’s effort to manage and shape the international environment by interacting with foreign nations.
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Key Findings & Data:In the 21st century, one of the most important actors of cultural diplomacy is museums, which serve as platforms and bridges for interaction.
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Conclusion & Impact:Focusing on the activities of Beşiktaş Naval Museum as a military museum, this article aims to suggest a course of action for the responsibilities that museums will undertake in the future as important diplomacy tools and to guide them in the diplomatic field.
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The new public diplomacy, which has become increasingly important with the developments in the field of international relations, can be defined as an international actor’s effort to manage and shape the international environment by interacting with foreign nations. Cultural diplomacy, one of the areas of public diplomacy, covers foreign policy activities that support the cultural exchange between nations to enhance the image of countries, provide a positive agenda for cooperation, build relationships. In the 21st century, one of the most important actors of cultural diplomacy is museums, which serve as platforms and bridges for interaction. With the expanding numbers and types of actors in the diplomatic field and the expansion of the diplomatic environment, the role of museums in this field has gradually increased. Museums have increasingly been recognized as diplomatic actors, and the global activities of museums have begun to be seen as diplomatic activities. Military museums are strategically effective actors in cultural diplomatic relations due to their structure. This study examines the changing concept of diplomacy and the contributions of military museums to shaping the diplomatic environment. The conceptual framework of the study has been presented by examining the concepts of public diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, soft power and museum diplomacy. Focusing on the activities of Beşiktaş Naval Museum as a military museum, this article aims to suggest a course of action for the responsibilities that museums will undertake in the future as important diplomacy tools and to guide them in the diplomatic field.

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Uluslararası ilişkiler alanındaki gelişmelerle birlikte giderek önem kazanan yeni kamu diplomasisi, diplomatik bir aktörün yabancı uluslarla etkileşimde bulunarak uluslararası ortamı yönetebilme ve şekillendirebilme çabası olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Kamu diplomasisinin çalışma alanlarından biri olan kültürel diplomasi, ülkelerin imajını güçlendirmek, iş birliği için olumlu bir gündem sağlamak ve ilişkiler kurmak amacıyla ülkeler arası kültürel alışverişi destekleyen dış politika faaliyetlerini kapsamaktadır. 21. yüzyılda, kültürel diplomasinin en önemli aktörlerinden biri de etkileşim platformu ve köprü görevi gören müzelerdir. Diplomatik alanda aktörlerin çeşitlenmesi ve diplomatik ortamın genişlemesi ile müzelerin bu alandaki rolü giderek artmıştır. Müzeler giderek diplomatik aktörler olarak tanınmış ve müzelerin küresel faaliyetleri diplomatik faaliyetler olarak görülmeye başlanmıştır. Askeri müzeler, yapıları gereği kültürel diplomatik ilişkilerde stratejik olarak etkili aktörlerdir. Bu çalışma, değişen diplomasi kavramını ve askeri müzelerin diplomatik ortamın şekillenmesine katkılarını incelemektedir. Çalışmada öncelikle kamu diplomasisi, kültürel diplomasi, yumuşak güç ve müze diplomasisi kavramları incelenerek çalışmanın kavramsal çerçevesi ortaya konmuştur. Bu makale, bir askeri müze olan Beşiktaş Deniz Müzesi'nin faaliyetlerine odaklanarak, müzelerin gelecekte önemli diplomasi araçları olarak üstlenecekleri sorumluluklar için bir yol haritası çizmeyi ve diplomatik alanda onlara rehberlik etmeyi amaçlamaktadır.

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Erkut, B. (2026). BEŞİKTAŞ NAVAL MUSEUM AS A TOOL OF CULTURAL DIPLOMACY. GSU Managerial and Social Sciences Letters, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1. https://ajindex.com/articles/1645320

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