Theoretical Approaches to Turkeys Foreign Policy
Theoretical Approaches to Turkeys Foreign Policy

Summary/Abstract: Foreign policy analysis constitutes one of the important fields of study of international relations. In this context, although there are many studies that analyze Turkish foreign policy according to decision-making models, no study has been found in the literature that explains the Euphrates Shield Operation, which Turkey launched in northern Syria on August 24, 2016, with the rational actor model. This study will try to apply the rational actor model, which is one of the mainstream theories of foreign policy analysis, into practice. To confirm this situation, the gains and possible risks of the operation will be analyzed. When the results of the operation are evaluated, it will be understood that the expected gains are more than the expected losses and the decision makers decide within the framework of the rational actor model.

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