Strategic Studies Quarterly

Abstract  
  of the paper believes that the July 2016 Coup in Turkey is a result of deviation from Neo-Ottomanism and its prototype model. In fact the concept grew up after 2002 in the following models: Aspirational model, Optional Activism, Forced Activism and finally Coward Teenager model at domestic and external levels and actually the coup was led by the three latters along with a deviation from the first, aspirational model.
President Erdogan actions against the coup although will weaken the civil society but will not eradicate it at all. They will just delay civil society's advancement.
Erdogan' policies to realizing a prototype Neo-ottoman political system will face a contradiction and in a very near future they will loose in favor of the civil society. Erdogan' era from now on will have to focus on internal crises while being passive in the field of foreign policy.
 
 

Abstract The Syrian crisis has led to a very important restructure of power and region of groupings. With the analysis that President Assad's government over meant is going to be toppled down very soon, Turkey supported the Syrian a position in a very strong way. After extension of the crisis, the Syrian Kurdish party (PYD) which is equivalence of PKK for Turkey took the power in northern Syria which is located closer to southern Turkish border. In this situation, there I S I L and Turkey began to keep closed eye on it and became passive. This led to termination of peace process in Turkey and in the meantime labeled Turkey as supporter of t ISIL.  The authors of the paper believe that enjoying realism and ontology approach,  the Turkish approach against the I S I L can be analyzed;  it behavior that for the Turkish leaders is because of the absence of optimal options and security concerns.

Abstract Abstract This article explains the link of national security considerations with westernization in turkey's foreign policy. A review of political foreign relations of turkey and its predecessor ottoman empire, shows that two national security considerations have basic role in its foreign policy: foreign domination and domestic dis-integration. These issues, while are too intertwined, come from ottoman/Turkish peculiar geopolitics. These two issues has made western inclination a dominant and permanent character in turkey’s foreign policy in recent decades. Of course, keeping turkey as a strategic partner has been very important for western powers to contain their adversaries.

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Power balance in Caucasia following an extension in Turkey- Armenia relations shows that the necessity of decreasing international pressure, entering EU, providing energy transportation security, having more influence on Caucasia and creating a safe region have caused Turkey to extend its relations with Armenia. On the other hand, some strategic ends like decreasing its military and economic dependence onRussia, removing economic sanctions, exiting geopolitical isolation, managing its internal crises and providing regional security, have madeArmeniato develop its relations withTurkey. Such an evolution can change the existing power balance in the region. A change in the geopolitical parameters like the formation of new coalitions, new regional order, evolution of security mechanisms and arrangements, Gara Bag crisis, energy economy, energy security and economical cooperation in the region are the consequences of the new power balance.