This book provides an analysis of Turkish foreign policy towards Eurasia in the post-Soviet era. Focussing on the sub-regions of the South Caucasus, Central Asia and Black Sea, it problematizes various relevant issues for individualized analysis of bilateral and multilateral relations. As such, it covers energy politics, geopolitics, security, economic dimension, the role of discourse and ideology, and the impact of the external actors. This analytical account identifies the nature of the Turkish foreign policy in Eurasia focusing on the areas of cooperation, conflict, contestation and partnership, problematizing the lieu and meanings of regionalization in wider Eurasian region.Combining foreign policy analysis, area studies, geopolitics, and security studies, this volume not only problematizes Turkish foreign policy towards different sub-regions of the former Soviet territory, but also illustrates and discusses relevant issues of debates in the region with a central theme focusing on regionalization of Turkey’s foreign policy in Eurasia.
This book provides an analysis of Turkish foreign policy towards Eurasia in the post-Soviet era. Focussing on the sub-regions of the South Caucasus, Central Asia and Black Sea, it problematizes various relevant issues for individualized analysis of bilateral and multilateral relations.
Introduction Part I: Regionalization of Turkeys Foreign Policy in
Eurasia
1. Turkey in Eurasia, 19892025: A Balance Sheet
2. Turkish World
in Turkish Foreign Policy: Reflections on Central Asia and the Caucasus
3.
Turkish Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus
4. Imagining Cooperation in a
Contested Region: Turkeys Black Sea Policies
5. From Geopolitical
Competition to Strategic Pragmatism: Turkey and Russia after the Cold War
6.
TurkeyUkraine Relations: From Amicable Ties to Multidimensional Partnership
Part II: Contestations of Turkish Foreign Policy in Eurasia
7. Eurasianism in
Turkey: Understanding the Changing Dynamics of a Contested Concept in Turkey
8. Turkeys Energy Geopolitics and Regionalization in Eurasia
9. Turkeys
Religion Policy in Eurasia
10. Turkeys Higher Education Initiatives in
Eurasia as a Tool of Soft Power
11. Political Economy of Turkeys Policies in
Eurasia
Ayça Ergun is a Professor of Sociology at Middle East Technical University (METU). She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Government at University of Essex. Her research interests include statesociety relations, democratization, nation and state building, civil society in the South Caucasus, Turkish foreign policy in the South Caucasus, regionalism and regional cooperation in the wider Black Sea region, the AzerbaijaniTurkish relations, internationalization, qualitative methodology, fieldwork and social impact assessment. Her articles appeared in Europe-Asia Studies, Nationalities Papers, Third World Quarterly, Work, Employment and Society, Journal of European Integration, Journal of International Relations, Journal of Church and State, Turkish Studies, Journal of Developing Societies, Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, Field Methods and Electoral Studies.
Mustafa Aydn is a Professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University, the President of the International Relations Council of Turkey, and Coordinator of Global Academy. He served as the Rector of Kadir Has University (20102018) and was a guest researcher at Michigan, Harvard and Athens universities, as well as at the Richardson Institute for Peace Studies, the EU Institute for Security Studies and the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen. Among others, he is a member of the European Leadership Network, the Greek-Turkish Forum and the European Academy of Arts and Sciences. His areas of interest include security issues related to Eurasia and the Middle East, as well as Turkish foreign and security policies.
