Turkey is a medium-sized regional power with strong military and economic strength.Historically,Turkey has had two types of foreign policies:pro-West policy,allying with Western powers,and pro-East policy,focusing on ...Turkey is a medium-sized regional power with strong military and economic strength.Historically,Turkey has had two types of foreign policies:pro-West policy,allying with Western powers,and pro-East policy,focusing on regional interests.Since the founding of the Republic of Turkey in 1923,Kemalists,Turkey’s ruling elites have adopted a strong pro-Western stance,namely,learning from Europe and fully embracing European civilization.However,overall,Turkey has maintained a foreign policy of isolationism over the two decades following the founding of the country.After the end of World War II,Turkey carried out the pro-Western policy,and joined the Western camp.Since the 1980s,whenÖzal came to power,Turkey began to adjust its foreign policy strategy:it increasingly emphasized playing a more important and active role in regional affairs,Turkey has started the transition to a diversified and multi-dimensional pattern in its foreign policy strategy.In the early 2000s,Turkey’s AKP’s government has basically finalized a multi-dimensional foreign policy strategy,with more emphasis on an all-round and balanced foreign policy.展开更多
基金This article is an initial result of“Study of the Relations between Turkey and the Central Asian Turkic-States:History and the Present”,supported by Young Social Science Talent Program,Beijing Association of Social Sciences.
文摘Turkey is a medium-sized regional power with strong military and economic strength.Historically,Turkey has had two types of foreign policies:pro-West policy,allying with Western powers,and pro-East policy,focusing on regional interests.Since the founding of the Republic of Turkey in 1923,Kemalists,Turkey’s ruling elites have adopted a strong pro-Western stance,namely,learning from Europe and fully embracing European civilization.However,overall,Turkey has maintained a foreign policy of isolationism over the two decades following the founding of the country.After the end of World War II,Turkey carried out the pro-Western policy,and joined the Western camp.Since the 1980s,whenÖzal came to power,Turkey began to adjust its foreign policy strategy:it increasingly emphasized playing a more important and active role in regional affairs,Turkey has started the transition to a diversified and multi-dimensional pattern in its foreign policy strategy.In the early 2000s,Turkey’s AKP’s government has basically finalized a multi-dimensional foreign policy strategy,with more emphasis on an all-round and balanced foreign policy.
