TY  - JOUR
TI  - Is all for a Smile or Creating a Dependency? Analysis of Turkey’sDevelopment Assistance Policy
AB  - Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate whetherforeign assistance is provided towards the development of the aid receiving country or it is in line with their national interests byaddressing the relationship between Turkey's foreign aid and foreignpolicy. Design/Methodology: In the study, Turkey's foreign aid between2002-2018 was obtained through data published by TIKA andAFAD; foreign trade figures with these countries were obtainedthrough statistics published by TUIK and It was analyzed based onthe foreign policy implemented by the AK Party in the light ofdependency approach. Hereby an answer was sought to the questionof whether a dependency relationship has been established with theaid receiving country. Findings: As a result of the analysis, it was concluded that the aidsgranted between the years 2002-2018 included both aspects (creatingdependency and national interest), but such aid, contrary to whatoften pointed out in the literature, could not make Turkey a strongactor in this area and Turkey still has a limited capacity. Originality/Value: Although there are some qualitative andquantitative studies in the literature about this issue, handling offoreign aids that Turkey made in the context of national interest foreign policy and its analysis through a dependency approach,constitute the original value of this research.
AU  - KALAYCI, Rıdvan
DO  - 10.20990/kilisiibfakademik.873072
PY  - 2021
JO  - Akademik Araştırmalar ve Çalışmalar Dergisi
VL  - 13
IS  - 25
SN  - 1309-3762
SP  - 441
EP  - 456
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/487330
ER  -