Pax Ottomanica No More! The “Peace” Discourse in Turkish Foreign Policy in the Post‐Davutoğlu Era and the Prolonged Syrian Crisis

Ataç, C. Akça

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“…Широкий круг исследований подходит к анализу внешней политики Турции через разбор основных внешнеполитических идеологем, а приоритеты Анкары объясняются их содержанием и большим влиянием данных идей на дипломатическую практику (Надеин-Раевский, 2021;Yavuz, 2020). В противовес этим работам ряд исследователей выражают скепсис в отношении данного подхода, считая анализ политики Турции на основе идеологического фактора неоправданным и субъективным (Ataç, 2019).…”

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Applied Quantitative Analysis of R.T. Erdogan’s Multi-Vector Foreign Policy in 2014-2022

Vokhmintsev,

Guzaerov

2023

Vestn. Ross. univ. družby nar., Ser. Meždunar. otnoš.

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The study is devoted to the applied analysis of the concept of multi-vector in the foreign policy of Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his presidency from 2014 to 2022. Türkiye’s foreign policy is of particular interest to researchers. Ankara is actively involved in regional and world politics. Turkish foreign policy is characterized as multi-vector, but different approaches to the definition of Turkish multi-vector are used in scientific research. The purpose of the study is to identify the main vectors of R.T. Erdogan’s personal diplomacy during his presidency. The relevance of the work lies in the application of a quantitative method that allows identifying the main vectors of R.T. Erdogan’s foreign policy on the basis of the collected database of his foreign policy contacts. The method is different in that it is free from the influence of the researcher’s personal preferences in analyzing foreign policy and the influence of individual high-profile, but isolated events. The database covers the entire period of the presidency of R.T. Erdogan from 2014 to the end of 2022 and includes all foreign policy contacts published on the website of the President of Türkiye. The developed methodology allows not only to see the main vectors of foreign policy, but also to assess their depth on the basis of mathematical calculations. As a result of the analysis, the main macro-regional vectors and countries in each of the vectors were identified, and the depth and quality of contacts with these countries were measured and presented. It was also found that the Turkish President actively interacts with the local level of government. Moreover, he implements the diplomacy of the second track. It covers the main macro-regional vectors from the side of public diplomacy. The database and the method allow us to assert that the policy of the Turkish president is indeed multi-vector, but the multi-vector nature of this policy is much deeper and goes beyond relations with countries. During the work, promising areas for future theoretical and applied research were identified.

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Applied Quantitative Analysis of R.T. Erdogan’s Multi-Vector Foreign Policy in 2014-2022

Vokhmintsev,

Guzaerov

2023

Vestn. Ross. univ. družby nar., Ser. Meždunar. otnoš.

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“…At the same time, they may be lower during diplomatic visits from one of the conflict parties to the other, during Turkish military operations in Syria or when tension between the countries has momentarily decreased as a part of their "earthquake diplomacy" (Ganapati, Kelman, and Koukis 2010). Some scholars also suggest that the departure of Turkey's longstanding foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu, in May 2016 marked a critical point for the country's foreign policymaking (Ataç 2019). And finally, as neighboring countries, Greece's and Turkey's economies are also interrelated to a large degree and one may expect that airspace violations decrease when trade is high.…”

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Diversionary Politics and Territorial Disputes: Evidence from Turkish Airspace Incursions

Mehrl

Choulis

2021

Foreign Policy Analysis

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Diversionary theories of interstate conflict suggest that domestic problems push leaders to initiate hostilities against foreign foes in order to garner support. However, the empirical support for this proposition is mixed as critics point out that leaders should not start conflicts that can be extremely costly for them, potentially even removing them from office. We propose that while leaders may not initiate new conflicts, they do tap into existing territorial disputes when facing internal disapproval. That is, they engage in material acts of foreign policy showing domestic audiences that they defend or emphasize their country's claim while being unlikely to result in full-scale armed confrontations. To test this claim, we use monthly data, covering the period 2013–2020, on leader approval and incursions into contested airspace from Turkey's long-standing territorial dispute with Greece. Results from time-series models offer support for our expectation.

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“…In its military history, Turkey has never purchased Russian arms that fall into the 'strategic weapon systems' category. In this respect, Turkish foreign policy, transformed through the Syrian civil war, the downing of a Russian jet in the Syrian airspace, and the July 15 failed coup attempt, has thus begun to display an exceptionalist and hypermasculine stance excluding the possibilities for informative debates, constructive diplomacy and transparent negotiations (Akça, 2018). The next section offers a reading of the S-400 crisis from a feminist foreign-policy perspective by critically constructing a feminist narrative of events.…”

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A Feminist Reading of Turkish Foreign Policy and the S-400 Crisis

Ataç

2021

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Hypermasculine hegemonic masculinities have become the norm to dominate the foreign policies all around the world. As the populist foreign-policy visions, the byproducts of androcentric norm-creation, undermine the established rules for peace, diplomacy and co-existence in the international system, other experiences have faded away from the narratives that have defined and contributed to foreign policies. The accelerating urgency of the national security agendas of the hypermasculine states seek to cancel feminist definitions, practices and theories for the sake of physical force and state control. Nevertheless, more than any other period in history, it is these conflicting times that necessitate Cynthia Enloe’s ‘curious feminist’ questions the most. Turkish foreign policy of the last decade has become a quintessential example of hypermasculine hegemonic masculinity, especially within the context of the S-400 crisis with the US, NATO and Russia; its feminist critics are distressingly rare. This paper aims to offer an alternative reading of Turkey’s S-400 saga from a feminist perspective to contribute a Turkish case to feminist International Relations. First a definition of feminist International Relations will be provided. Then, the hypermasculine character of the Turkish hegemonic masculinity and its reflection on the current Turkish foreign policy will be analyzed. Lastly, the S-400 crisis of Turkey’s decision to buy Russian defense missiles as a NATO member will be examined.

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Pax Ottomanica No More! The “Peace” Discourse in Turkish Foreign Policy in the Post‐Davutoğlu Era and the Prolonged Syrian Crisis

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Cited by 10 publications

References 20 publications

Applied Quantitative Analysis of R.T. Erdogan’s Multi-Vector Foreign Policy in 2014-2022

Applied Quantitative Analysis of R.T. Erdogan’s Multi-Vector Foreign Policy in 2014-2022

Diversionary Politics and Territorial Disputes: Evidence from Turkish Airspace Incursions

A Feminist Reading of Turkish Foreign Policy and the S-400 Crisis

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