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Virtuous power Turkey in sub-Saharan Africa: the ‘Neo-Ottoman’ challenge to the European Union

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European officials veer towards exceptionalism in their policy communications concerning the EU’s global role, particularly in terms of African development. This article poses a rejoinder to such tendencies through examination of the rise of ‘virtuous power Turkey’ in Africa. It examines how Turkish elites constructed a moralised ‘neo-Ottoman’ foreign policy in wake of stalled EU accession. It then underscores how elites framed humanitarian interventions in sub-Saharan Africa in contrast to the perceived neo-colonialism of an EU ‘other’. In this vein, the article explores the meaning of normative ‘neo-Ottomanism’ for ostensible beneficiaries in Africa, for the EU, and for Turkey itself.

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  • Mark Langan, 2017. "Virtuous power Turkey in sub-Saharan Africa: the ‘Neo-Ottoman’ challenge to the European Union," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(6), pages 1399-1414, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:38:y:2017:i:6:p:1399-1414
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1229569
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    1. Yunus Turhan, 2022. "Turkey as an emerging donor in the development community: The Turkish‐type Development Assistance Model (TDAM)," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 40(4), July.
    2. Gönenç Uysal, 2021. "Turkey’s Sub-imperialism in Sub-Saharan Africa," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 53(3), pages 442-461, September.

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