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The Transformation of Turkish Foreign Policy - Hasan Kösebalaban

The Transformation of Turkish Foreign Policy

Islamism and Nationalism
Buch | Hardcover
280 Seiten
2026
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-4293-7 (ISBN)
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Challenges the dualistic understanding of Turkey’s ideological polarisation.
This book examines the evolution of Turkish foreign policy under the Justice and Development Party (JDP). It traces the shift from the early liberal era (2002–16), which was characterised by EU integration efforts, economic globalisation and regional engagement, to a nationalist, security-driven approach. Particular focus is given to the consolidation of authoritarian rule and Turkey’s transition to a presidential system in 2018.

Initially, the Arab Spring positioned Turkey as a model for political Islam, but regional upheavals, the 2013 Gezi Park protests and the 2016 coup attempt accelerated a turn toward authoritarianism and securitisation. The study explores how the JDP leadership moved from democratic pluralism to nationalist and authoritarian consolidation, reshaping Turkey’s diplomatic and geopolitical posture. Hasan Kösebalaban argues that domestic political struggles have shaped Turkish foreign policy as much as external pressures. Through a multidisciplinary lens, this book provides a nuanced understanding of Turkey’s geopolitical trajectory and its broader implications for international relations. Kösebalaban implements a new framework to examine the divisions within both secularism and Islamism, and explores how foreign policy choices both shape and are shaped by these internal divisions.

Hasan Kösebalaban is a Research Associate at the Center on Democratic Performance at Binghamton University, SUNY, Binghamton, US. He completed his undergraduate degree in Political Science at the International Islamic University Malaysia in 1995 and his MA degree in International Relations at the International University of Japan in 1997. In 2006, he earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Utah. He has served as a faculty member at institutions such as Mississippi State University, Michigan State University, Lake Forest College, and Mount Holyoke College in the United States. He also worked at Istanbul Şehir University’s Department of Political Science and International Relations until 2019, and at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University’s Department of Political Science and International Relations. Kösebalaban’s research focuses on Turkish foreign policy and Middle Eastern politics. He is the author of Islam, Nationalism, and Globalization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) and Religion and Politics in Saudi Arabia (co-authored with Muhammad Ayoob, Lynne Rienner, 2008), along with numerous articles published in academic journals.

Preface

Introduction

Part I. Theoretical and Historical Background

1. Turkey's Ideological Polarisations: A Multi-dimensional Theoretical Analysis
2. Contesting Islamisms: One Ideology, Multiple Perspectives

Part II. The Liberal Age of JDP Foreign Policy

3. The Liberal Age of the JDP (2002-9)
4. Liberal Integrationism: JDP’s Middle East Pivot (2009-11)
5. Liberal Interventionism: Idealism and Realpolitik (2011-16)

Part III. The Nationalist Age of the JDP Foreign Policy

6. The Return of Securitisation in Turkish Foreign Policy (2016-22)
7. Normalisation or Authoritarian Pragmatism in Turkish Foreign Policy? (2022-24)

Conclusion

Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Edinburgh Studies on Modern Turkey
Zusatzinfo 1 b/w figure and 1 b/w table
Verlagsort Edinburgh
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10 1-3995-4293-1 / 1399542931
ISBN-13 978-1-3995-4293-7 / 9781399542937
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