The Justice and Development Party in Turkish Politics: Islam, Democracy and State

Boyraz, Cemil

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“…116–117). The Islamist Justice and Development Party committed itself to a market-driven economy with a combination of Islamic ethics and Western modernity, called by some liberal groups, “economic globalization” (Boyraz, 2011, p. 158). Evaluating strategic benefits for the nation while making efforts to improve international stability and peace, Turkey restructured its position toward the Middle East.…”

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Economic, Political, and Strategic Issues in Iran–Turkey Relations, 2002–2015

Ebrahimi

Yusoff

Jalili

2017

Contemporary Review of the Middle East

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This article assesses the effects in terms of economic, political, and cross-border relations between Iran and Turkey after the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP) came to power and examines how and to what extend Turkey intervened in several regional equations while balancing its Western advantages for its national benefit with a clear view toward achieving specific goals. Iran also reaped several positive outcomes even as regional tensions increased. The findings highlight that to manage Western strategic goals in its new international niche, Turkey optimized every potential opportunity for global bargaining to its benefit. Turkey’s relations with Iran were carefully balanced by its Western designs through the calculated applications of choices in various fields of Iran’s foreign policy.

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Economic, Political, and Strategic Issues in Iran–Turkey Relations, 2002–2015

Ebrahimi

Yusoff

Jalili

2017

Contemporary Review of the Middle East

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“… 1. For a study reviewing different perspectives for understanding the success of the AKP, see Boyraz (2011). …”

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Neoliberal populism and governmentality in Turkey

Boyraz

2018

Philosophy & Social Criticism

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This article is based on the question “How does the current governing party in Turkey, namely Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP), reproduce its social power?” In order to answer this question, it is suggested that a combination of the different techniques of governmentality of the ruling party should be analyzed, with particular reference to the policies and institutions reconfiguring the role of the state and the notion of public deliberation in the midst of the rising discontents of neoliberalism in Turkey. As an instance of such a technique of neoliberal governmentality in populist content, the formation of the communication centers by the AKP in Turkey will be investigated. For this purpose, firstly, the rise of the populism will be related to the increasing need for channels of political participation and a solution to public demands in the midst of rising authoritarian tendencies, in order to solve the political legitimacy crisis as well as creating new forms of representation for the politically excluded masses. Then, secondly, the main cornerstones of the AKP populism will be analyzed and the formation and the future of the communication centers as a particular case will be discussed in details. Lastly, it will be argued that those centers do not only reflect the populist concerns of the governing party but also serve as a crucial source of electoral success, as well as managing tensions stemming from the neoliberal configuration of the public sphere and state–citizen relations.

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“…Another important feature of the economic policies taken by the AKP is that the government supported Turkey's integration into the global economic system, as well as the privatization of the large state industrial and services sector (Boyraz, 2011).…”

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Turkey's foreign policy and realism (2002-2010). (c2011)

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Turkey has always played a prominent role in drawing the history of the Middle East. However, with the rise of the secular Turkish Republic under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923, Turkey chose to turn to the West to build its strategic alliances. In this context, Turkey's foreign policy makers were interested, throughout the Cold War, in consolidating their relations with the western countries in general, the USA specifically, without forgetting Turkey's relations with Israel. This approach in foreign policy did not change despite the end of the Cold War, the changes of many political and geographic conditions, and the emergence of new challenges and opportunities. The turning point in Turkey's foreign policies took place in 2002, with the advent of the "Party of Justice and Development" into power when it was asked to form the government after its success in the parliamentary elections. This party, with its Islamic background, drew a new scene in the state's policies; especially in the field of foreign policy as based on the "Historical Depth Strategy", mainly with its current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu. This strategy led to a remarkable openness to the Islamic and Arab worlds, especially to neighboring states. To understand the behavior of the party governing Turkey since 2002, one needs to study the AKP's background, its political behavior especially in the field of international relations, its work for Turkey's best interests, especially in economic and security fields, in addition to maintaining the state's strength and power in different other fields, and building alliances to improve Turkey's position and provide it with an effective role in the international system. The very diversity of Turkey's foreign policy under AKP calls for a systematic school of thought to explain the party's practices and in this context, the Realist Theory rises to the occasion. Hence, this theory and the behavior of the AKP in foreign policy will be studied in this thesis, in an attempt to understand the basis of Turkey's foreign policy today, the path of this policy, as well as the potential benefit for all those working in the field of international relations.

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The Justice and Development Party in Turkish Politics: Islam, Democracy and State

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Economic, Political, and Strategic Issues in Iran–Turkey Relations, 2002–2015

Economic, Political, and Strategic Issues in Iran–Turkey Relations, 2002–2015

Neoliberal populism and governmentality in Turkey

Turkey's foreign policy and realism (2002-2010). (c2011)

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