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Changing Dynamics In The Middle East After The Arab Awakening; The Position Of Turkish Foreign Policy

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  • AYDIN AYDIN

    (Suleyman Demirel University)

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The transformation and power struggle in the Middle East after the Arab Spring and actual withdrawal of the USA in December 2011 from Iraq and therefore from the Middle East caused serious changes in the dynamics and balances of the region. The aim of this paper is to investigate evolving foreign policy strategies, activities of both regional and global actors on Middle East from the perspective of Turkey. The changes in the Middle East policy of Turkey after such changes and the effects of regional and systemic actors on such changes were studied comparatively with the foreign policies of Iran and Saudi Arabia. The national powers of Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, the effective power centers in the region, were measured and compared to each other. Within this context, it was attempted to reveal the roles that these countries assumed in the changes in the region based on their powers from the perspective of Turkey. Furthermore, the critiques of relations of Turkey with the region countries and the foreign policy approaches it abortively produced against the regional changes were assessed within the new atmosphere developing in the Middle East.

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  • Aydin Aydin, 2016. "Changing Dynamics In The Middle East After The Arab Awakening; The Position Of Turkish Foreign Policy," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 3505993, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
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    1. Flemes, Daniel, 2007. "Conceptualising Regional Power in International Relations: Lessons from the South African Case," GIGA Working Papers 53, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.
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    Keywords

    Middle East; Power Struggle; Turkish Foreign Policy; Regional Power;
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    JEL classification:

    • R59 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Other
    • F50 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - General
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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