Search for a Vision in the Turkish Foreign Policy Following September 11th and “Four Types of Politics” Cover Image

11 Eylül Sonrası Türk Dış Politikasında Vizyon Arayışları ve “Dört Tarz-ı Siyaset”
Search for a Vision in the Turkish Foreign Policy Following September 11th and “Four Types of Politics”

Author(s): Mehmet Seyfettin Erol
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Gazi Akademik Bakış
Keywords: Turkish Foreign Policy; Neo-Ottomanism; Turkish-Islam World; Middle East; Eurasia; Union of Turkish

Summary/Abstract: The developments occured after the Cold War lead Turkey to set a new foreign policy vision and strategy considering “regions” and “global powers/ power candidates” and to draw a new road map. So in this study, following a proactive foreign policy is discussed because of the new threat perceptions and instability in strategic inners of Turkey especially after September 11. In this perspective, the title “Four Styled Policy” of this study is conceptualized as a continuation of Turkey’s strategic interests in its former imperial geograpyh. In this new course called “The Four Styled Policy”, the choices of Turkey 1. “Expanded Great Asia Project (EGAP)”, 2. “Turkish World Union”, 3. “The Islamic World Based in the ex-Ottoman Geography”, 4. “The New West Policy” projects are explained and analyzed.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 33-57
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Turkish