Turkey’s Foreign Policy and the Middle East under AKP Rule (2002-2012)

• Authors: Aslan Davut Han , Eralmac Omurcan , Ozaydin Senol

Title variants

PL

Polityka zagraniczna Turcji a Bliski Wschód pod rządami AKP (2002-2012)

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

PL

Po dojściu do władzy Partii Sprawiedliwości i Rozwoju w 2002 roku, Turcja w coraz większym stopniu stawała się zaangażowanym graczem na Bliskim Wschodzie. Stosunki Turcji z krajami bliskowschodnimi określają przyszłość regionu i one stanowią istotę tego badania. Przedmiotem badania są stosunki Turcji z krajami bliskowschodnimi, natomiast podmiotem rola rządu Partii Sprawiedliwości i Rozwoju. W sensie granic geograficznych teza ta obejmuje region Bliskiego Wschodu. Ramy chronologiczne badania stanowi pierwsze dziesięciolecie rządów Partii Sprawiedliwości i Rozwoju (2002-2012).

EN

After the Justice and Development Party came to the power in 2002, Turkey increasingly became a committed actor in the Middle East. Turkey’s relations with the Middle Eastern countries define the future of the region and are the relevance of this study. The object of the study is Turkey’s relations with Middle Eastern countries, and the subject is the role of the Justice and Development Party Government. Geographical boundaries of the thesis include Middle East region. The chronological framework of the study is the first decade of the rule of the Justice and Development Party Governments (2002-2012).

Keywords

PL

Turcja; Syria; Bliski Wschód; konflikt; turecka polityka zagraniczna

EN

Turkey; Syria; Middle East; conflict; Turkish foreign policy

• Publisher: Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula w Warszawie
• Journal: Zeszyty Naukowe Uczelni Vistula
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 48(3) Stosunki Międzynarodowe
• Pages: 5-24

Contributors

author

Aslan Davut Han

• Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula. Wydział Biznesu i Stosunków Międzynarodowych

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Eralmac Omurcan

• Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula. Wydział Biznesu i Stosunków Międzynarodowych

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Ozaydin Senol

• Bursa Orhangazi Üniversitesi Yıldırım Yerleşkesi

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