The foreign policy of modern Turkey : power and the ideology of Eurasianism /
Ozgur Tufekci.
- London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2017.
- ix, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Library of modern Turkey ; 22 .
- Library of modern Turkey ; 22. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-235) and index.
List of Figures, p.viii -- List of Tables, p.x -- Acknowledgements, p.xi -- Introduction Overview of Eurasianism with its Historical Development, p.1 -- GeopoliticaI Thinking and World Politics, p.11 -- Eurasianism: An Ideological Revival, p.39 -- General Framework of Turkish Foreign Policy since the Late Ottoman Era, p.75 -- Diverse Discourses of Eurasianism in Turkey, p.95 -- Three Periods of Turkish Foreign Policyand the Scope of Application of the Discourses, p.125 -- Conclusion, p.161 -- Acronyms and Abbreviations, p.175 -- Note on Pronunciation, p.177 -- Notes, p.179 -- Bibliography, p.215 -- Index, p.237 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
In the last three decades, Turkey has attempted to build close relationships with Russia, Iran and the Turkic World. As a result, there has been ongoing debate about the extent to which Turkey's international relations axis is shifting eastwards. Ozgur Tufekci argues that Eurasianist ideology has been fundamental to Turkish foreign policy and continues to have influence today. The author first explores the historical roots of Eurasianism in the 19th century, comparing this to Neo-Eurasianism and Pan-Slavism. The Ozal era (1983-1993), the Cem era (1997-2002) and Davutoglu era (since 2003) are then examined to reveal how foreign policy making has been informed by discourses of Eurasianism, and how Eurasianist ideas were implemented through internal and external socio-economic and political factors.