Europeanization of Turkey?s Foreign Policy: The Case of Turkey?s Mediation in the Israel?Palestine Conflict
JOURNAL OF BALKAN AND NEAR EASTERN STUDIES, cilt.21, sa.6, ss.678-695, 2019 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/19448953.2018.1506294
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BALKAN AND NEAR EASTERN STUDIES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.678-695
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study investigates the Europeanization of Turkey?s foreign policy by examining Turkey?s mediating role in the Israel?Palestine dispute. The paper assesses whether, to what extent and how the EU shaped Turkey?s mediating role in the conflict. It is concluded that Turkish political actors used the EU to justify certain policies and their relations with certain actors, which would otherwise be considered unacceptable. Given its indirect impact on Turkey?s mediation, the EU?s role in Turkish foreign policy should not be exaggerated. There seems to be no evidence in this case that Turkish foreign policy-makers internalized EU foreign-policy norms.