Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change

Meliha Altunisik, (Beykoz Üniversitesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Lenore Martin (Department of Political Science and International Studies, Emmanuel College & Associate, The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, Boston, USA)
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Yıl: 2023 Cilt: 20 Sayı: 78 Sayfa Aralığı: 79 - 96 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.1285200 İndeks Tarihi: 27-06-2023

Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change

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This article analyzes the significant foreign policy changes with respect to Turkey’s relations with the Middle East and North Africa region within four relatively distinct periods of the two-decade rule of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi - 2002-2010; 2011-2015; 2016-2020; 2020-2022. It analyzes Turkey’s foreign policy changes based on the application of three intersecting levels of analysis: transformations in the regional and global international system, shifts in domestic politics and changes in individual leadership. The article contributes to the foreign policy literature by demonstrating that the continuity in power of a more centralized government does not guarantee continuity in foreign policy as conceptualized in the literature on foreign policy change.
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APA Altunisik M, Martin L (2023). Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change. , 79 - 96. 10.33458/uidergisi.1285200
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IEEE Altunisik M,Martin L "Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change." , ss.79 - 96, 2023. 10.33458/uidergisi.1285200
ISNAD Altunisik, Meliha - Martin, Lenore. "Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change". (2023), 79-96. https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1285200
APA Altunisik M, Martin L (2023). Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change. Uluslararası İlişkiler, 20(78), 79 - 96. 10.33458/uidergisi.1285200
Chicago Altunisik Meliha,Martin Lenore Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change. Uluslararası İlişkiler 20, no.78 (2023): 79 - 96. 10.33458/uidergisi.1285200
MLA Altunisik Meliha,Martin Lenore Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change. Uluslararası İlişkiler, vol.20, no.78, 2023, ss.79 - 96. 10.33458/uidergisi.1285200
AMA Altunisik M,Martin L Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change. Uluslararası İlişkiler. 2023; 20(78): 79 - 96. 10.33458/uidergisi.1285200
Vancouver Altunisik M,Martin L Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change. Uluslararası İlişkiler. 2023; 20(78): 79 - 96. 10.33458/uidergisi.1285200
IEEE Altunisik M,Martin L "Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change." Uluslararası İlişkiler, 20, ss.79 - 96, 2023. 10.33458/uidergisi.1285200
ISNAD Altunisik, Meliha - Martin, Lenore. "Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa under the AKP: A Three Level Analysis of Foreign Policy Change". Uluslararası İlişkiler 20/78 (2023), 79-96. https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1285200
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