The ongoing crisis of the international order has opened up a series of
serious questions about its far-reaching consequences, development
perspectives, and possibilities of overcoming, as well as the trend of
(re)positioning regional actors. Amid the Ukrainian conflict, special
attention was drawn to Turkey?s attempts of diplomatic mediation. To better
understand the strategic direction and current position of Turkey, the main
intention of this article is aimed at clarifying the features, dimensions,
and function of diplomatic mediation within its foreign policy. The first
part of the article discusses the broader theoretical framework which
analyses the features, dimensions, phases, and preconditions of diplomatic
mediation. Thereafter, a concise presentation of the basic features of the
complex state-national orientation of mediation is presented. Based on the
initiated and accomplished mediation processes observed over a long period
of time, in a wide area from the Balkans, the Middle East, to the Caucasus
and Central Asia, the central part of the article discusses the essential
characteristics, motives, goals, and function of diplomatic mediation within
the framework of Turkey?s foreign policy. Based on the above, it can be
concluded that diplomatic mediation is an important tactical and foreign
policy tool for positioning Turkey in contemporary and emerging
international circumstances.