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Turkish Foreign Policy towards the Arab Spring: Between Western Orientation and Regional Disorder

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  • Emirhan Yorulmazlar
  • Ebru Turhan

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Turkey's foreign policy approach towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been predicated on an integrationist vision through cooperation and dialogue over the past decade. The Arab Spring significantly challenged Turkey's role as a strategic interconnector and set the stage for broader debates on foreign policy orientation. This paper suggests that any fair assessment of Ankara's performance in the MENA must take into account the significant constraints imposed on Turkish foreign policy objectives by regional power rivalries and growing Western detachment from the region. The paper sheds light on the impact of global and regional powers' responses to the Arab Spring for Middle Eastern order and outlines a possible trajectory for the transformation of Turkish foreign policy to ensure effective Turkish activism in the post-Arab Spring environment.

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  • Emirhan Yorulmazlar & Ebru Turhan, 2015. "Turkish Foreign Policy towards the Arab Spring: Between Western Orientation and Regional Disorder," Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(3), pages 337-352, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjsbxx:v:17:y:2015:i:3:p:337-352
    DOI: 10.1080/19448953.2015.1063805
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