From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring

SULA, İ. Erkam; HALİSTOPRAK, B. Toygar; ÖZDAMAR, Özgür

From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring

Özgür ÖZDAMAR, (Bilkent Üniversitesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Ankara, Türkiye)

B. Toygar HALİSTOPRAK, (Bilkent Üniversitesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Ankara, Türkiye)

İ. Erkam SULA (Bilkent Üniversitesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Ankara, Türkiye)

Uluslararası İlişkiler

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Yıl: 2014 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 42 Sayfa Aralığı: 93 - 113 Metin Dili: Türkçe İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring

Öz:

Son dönemde yaşanan Arap ayaklanmaları bölgenin birçok aktörünü Ortadoğu politikalarını gözden geçirmeye zorlamıştır. Devletlerin dış politikalarının yönetici elitlerin dış politika rol tasavvurları tarafından şekillendirildiği varsayımına dayanan rol kuramı, aktörlerin dış politika davranışlarındaki değişimleri açıklamak için uygun bir çerçeve sunmaktadır. Bu makale, 2010’da başlayan Arap ayaklanmalarının öncesi ve sonrasında, Ortadoğu ve Kuzey Afrika bölgelerinde kullanılan Türk dış politikası rollerinin analizini yapmaktadır. Bu çalışma Türkiye’nin Arap ayaklanmaları sonrasında bölgede yumuşak güç üzerine kurulu rollere olan vurgusunu değiştirip, materyal kapasite gerektiren daha sert rolleri ön plana çıkardığını iddia etmektedir. Çalışmanın son bölümünde uluslararası politika kuramları üzerinden bu değişimin ne anlama geldiği tartışılmaktadır

Anahtar Kelime:

Konular: Siyasi Bilimler Uluslararası İlişkiler

İyi komşu’dan model ülke’ye: Türkiye’nin ortadoğu’da arap baharı sonrasında değişen roller

Öz:

The recent Arab uprisings have forced many actors to reconsider their positions regarding Middle Eastern politics. Role theory provides a viable tool to explain changes in actors’ foreign policy behaviors, presuming that states’ foreign policies are shaped by the ruling elites’ foreign policy role conceptions. This article analyzes Turkish foreign policy roles with regard to the Middle East and North Africa before and since the Arab uprisings that began in December 2010. We argue that these uprisings caused Turkey to change its emphasis from roles built on soft power instruments to harder roles requiring material capabilities. We also discuss the implications of this change with reference to theories of international politics.

Anahtar Kelime:

Konular: Siyasi Bilimler Uluslararası İlişkiler

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Bibliyografik

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APA	ÖZDAMAR Ö, HALİSTOPRAK B, SULA İ (2014). From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring. , 93 - 113.
Chicago	ÖZDAMAR Özgür,HALİSTOPRAK B. Toygar,SULA İ. Erkam From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring. (2014): 93 - 113.
MLA	ÖZDAMAR Özgür,HALİSTOPRAK B. Toygar,SULA İ. Erkam From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring. , 2014, ss.93 - 113.
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ISNAD	ÖZDAMAR, Özgür vd. "From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring". (2014), 93-113.

APA	ÖZDAMAR Ö, HALİSTOPRAK B, SULA İ (2014). From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring. Uluslararası İlişkiler, 11(42), 93 - 113.
Chicago	ÖZDAMAR Özgür,HALİSTOPRAK B. Toygar,SULA İ. Erkam From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring. Uluslararası İlişkiler 11, no.42 (2014): 93 - 113.
MLA	ÖZDAMAR Özgür,HALİSTOPRAK B. Toygar,SULA İ. Erkam From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring. Uluslararası İlişkiler, vol.11, no.42, 2014, ss.93 - 113.
AMA	ÖZDAMAR Ö,HALİSTOPRAK B,SULA İ From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring. Uluslararası İlişkiler. 2014; 11(42): 93 - 113.
Vancouver	ÖZDAMAR Ö,HALİSTOPRAK B,SULA İ From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring. Uluslararası İlişkiler. 2014; 11(42): 93 - 113.
IEEE	ÖZDAMAR Ö,HALİSTOPRAK B,SULA İ "From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring." Uluslararası İlişkiler, 11, ss.93 - 113, 2014.
ISNAD	ÖZDAMAR, Özgür vd. "From good neighbor to model : Turkey’s changing roles in the middle east in the aftermath of the arab spring". Uluslararası İlişkiler 11/42 (2014), 93-113.