Perceptions

1 Aralık 2023

Muhammet Koçak

Deciphering Russia’s Geopolitical Playbook: Status-Seeking Motivations Through Intervention to Syria

This article analyzes the influence of status-aspiration in Russia’s military involvement in Syria.

1 Haziran 2023

Aydın Çakmak

A Foreign Mission from the National Struggle to the Republic: The Paris Representation

Turkish-French relations started to improve after the signing of the Ankara Accord of October 20, 1921. Taking a new step in this political environment, the Ankara government decided to open a representation in Paris.

1 Haziran 2023

Zeynep Bostan

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Tevfik Pasha: His Contribution to Ottoman Diplomacy in a Challenging Era (1895–1909)

This paper seeks to examine Ahmed Tevfik Pasha’s training as a Foreign Service officer and his experiences in embassy missions as well as his activities during the political and diplomatic developments of the era in line with the foreign policy objectives of the Ottoman government.

1 Haziran 2023

Onur Birkan

The Institutional Evolution of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Role in Foreign Policy-making (1808-1918)

During the height of the Ottoman Empire’s power, it applied and practiced ‘unilateral diplomacy’ and avoided reciprocity. However, at the end of the 18th century, the Ottoman Empire started to adopt ‘mutual diplomacy’, sending permanent ambassadors to European capitals.

1 Haziran 2023

Ebru Canan Sokullu

Gülşen Karanis Ekşioğlu

Women in Diplomacy in Türkiye: Prospects for a Gender Turn

Women in diplomacy serve the national interests of security and prosperity where the hard power essence of foreign policy objectives has prevailed, i.e., in post-conflict reconstruction, in transitions from conflict to stability and in the fields of soft power promotion including cultural transitions, and civil society and business partnerships.

1 Haziran 2023

Numan Hazar

Turkish Foreign Policy and the Importance of Türkiye’s Policy of Outreach to the African Continent

Türkiye attaches special importance to its relations with African countries due to historical, political, economic and cultural factors.

1 Haziran 2023

Hasan Ulusoy

100 Years of Continuity in Turkish Foreign Policy: A Constructivist Perspective

This article employs a conventional constructivist lens to explain and analyze how Türkiye has adopted humanitarian and enterprising qualities in its foreign policy-making since the early Republican era.