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7. Turkey’s Return to Eurasianism: Is It Real or Just a Pragmatic Discourse?

Author : Göktürk Tüysüzoğlu

Published in: The Return of Eurasia

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

After the Cold War, one of the much debated issues in Turkey has been foreign policy strategy. For a country that has shaped its foreign policy in accordance with the the systemic requirements and preferences it has brought for a long time, how to construct the new understanding has been considered an important issue. Turkey addresses Eurasianism as a pragmatist discourse and uses the cooperation with Russia when it's necessary, but does not change the strategic orientation. Turkey will able to use Eurasianist background at benefitting from the alternative initiatives. Although strategic shift is not the purpose, proving that Turkey has an alternative like Eurasia is the main goal.

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Title: Turkey’s Return to Eurasianism: Is It Real or Just a Pragmatic Discourse?
Author: Göktürk Tüysüzoğlu
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: The Return of Eurasia
Print ISBN: 978-981-16-2178-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-16-2179-6

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2179-6_7