Springer Turkey’s Relations with the Middle East: Political Encounters after the Arab Spring

This volume examines contemporary political relations between Turkey and the Middle East. In the light of the Arab Uprisings of 2011, the Syria Crisis, the escalation of regional terrorism and the military coup attempt in Turkey, it illustrates the dramatic fluctuations in Turkish foreign policy towards key Middle Eastern countries, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The contributors analyze Turkey’s deepening involvement in Middle Eastern regional affairs, also addressing issues such as terrorism, social and political movements and minority rights struggles. While these problems have traditionally been regarded as domestic matters, this book highlights their increasingly regional dimension and the implications for the foreign affairs of Turkey and countries in the Middle East. From the Back Cover This volume examines contemporary political relations between Turkey and the Middle East. In the light of the Arab Uprisings of 2011, the Syria Crisis, the escalation of regional terrorism and the military coup attempt in Turkey, it illustrates the dramatic fluctuations in Turkish foreign policy towards key Middle Eastern countries, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The contributors analyze Turkey’s deepening involvement in Middle Eastern regional affairs, also addressing issues such as terrorism, social and political movements and minority rights struggles. While these problems have traditionally been regarded as domestic matters, this book highlights their increasingly regional dimension and the implications for the foreign affairs of Turkey and countries in the Middle East. About the Author Dr. Hüseyin Işıksal is Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations, Near East University, North Cyprus. He completed his M.A. at the University of Warwick-UK and has two Ph.D. degrees in Politics and International Relations from the Keele University-UK and Middle East Technical University-Turkey. Since 2002 he is full time lecturer in various universities in Turkey, England and Cyprus. Dr. Işıksal is the editor of the books Turkish Foreign Policy in the New Millenium, and  Blue Apple: Turkey-European Union Relations. He widely published in various peer reviewed academic journals including Alternatives and Electoral Studies. Dr. Işıksal frequently provided opinion on national TV channels and newspapers in Turkey and North Cyprus. His main research areas are Turkish Foreign Policy, Middle East, Cyprus, and IR Theory. Dr. Oğuzhan Göksel is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Istanbul 29 Mayis University, Turkey. He also works as book reviews editor for New Middle Eastern Studies. He completed his Ph.D. degree in the School of Government and International Affairs & Ustinov College at Durham University, UK in 2015. Dr. Göksel’s works have been published in various edited books and international peer-reviewed journals such as Mediterranean Politics, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies and Turkish Studies<. His main areas of research are modernization and theories of modernity; comparative politics; historical sociology; and political economy of development.