Document Type : Original Independent Original Article
Author
PhD Student in International Relations, Bilkent University, Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Turkey.
Abstract
Turkey's foreign policy has undergone many ups and downs over the last seven years, especially after the socio-political developments known as the Islamic Awakening. Prior to the domino effect of ruling the rulers of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen, the ruling party's politicians had succeeded in introducing Turkey as a model to other countries in the region, relying on its soft economic, political and cultural power. . The view of Turkey's doctrine of strategic depth had promoted increasing convergence and interaction with neighboring countries. With Turkey's view of Europeanization, especially the role of NATO in this country has been complicated. The present study examines the impact of NATO on Turkey's foreign policy towards neighboring governments and raises the question of what effect NATO has on Turkey's approach to neighboring countries. For this purpose, the present study, using a descriptive-analytical method and using library studies, interviews with experts, has concluded that Turkey's Europeanization after the AKP came to power has caused NATO to have more influence in this country. This has led to the alignment of Turkey's foreign policy as much as possible, and has ultimately led to the concerns of non-aligned countries with Turkey.
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