Turkey in Eurasia

Endeavors and Encounters
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-367-74783-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Post-Soviet Politics

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ergun, Ayca

Ergun, Ayça

Aydin, Mustafa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part I: Regionalization of Turkey’s Foreign Policy in Eurasia 1. Turkey in Eurasia, 1989–2025: 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: Turkey’s Black Sea Policies  5. From Geopolitical Competition to Strategic Pragmatism: Turkey and Russia after the Cold War  6. Turkey–Ukraine 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. Turkey’s Energy Geopolitics and Regionalization in Eurasia  9. Turkey’s Religion Policy in Eurasia 10. Turkey’s Higher Education Initiatives in Eurasia as a Tool of Soft Power 11. Political Economy of Turkey’s Policies in Eurasia

Über Autor(innen)

Ayça Ergun is a professor of sociology at Middle East Technical University (METU). She received her PhD. from the Department of Government at University of Essex. Her research interests include state-society 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 Azerbaijani-Turkish 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 Aydin is a Professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University and the President of the International Relations Council of Turkey. He served as the Rector of Kadir Has University (2010-2018) 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.