Abstract
The existing literature on Turkish foreign policy (TFP) asserts that under the rule of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP), Turkey’s foreign policy shifted from
caution and uni-dimensionality to relative activism and multi-dimensionality. This study aims to test these arguments through a systematic analysis of the
international agreements ratified by the Turkish Parliament between 1984 and 2015. By looking at the number, content and signatory parties of these
international agreements, it aims to empirically show the change in the activism, orientation and instruments of TFP. Using this original data set is not
only used to trace the change under the AKP but also across all ruling governments that came to power between 1984 and 2015.
caution and uni-dimensionality to relative activism and multi-dimensionality. This study aims to test these arguments through a systematic analysis of the
international agreements ratified by the Turkish Parliament between 1984 and 2015. By looking at the number, content and signatory parties of these
international agreements, it aims to empirically show the change in the activism, orientation and instruments of TFP. Using this original data set is not
only used to trace the change under the AKP but also across all ruling governments that came to power between 1984 and 2015.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 334-357 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Turkish Studies |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 13 Dec 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
