Abstract:
Turkey
has been actively engaged in African politics since the Justice and Development
Party (AK Party) government announced the year 2005 as the Year of Africa. The
strategic importance of Africa for Turkey has significantly increased during
the AK Party governments. The number of Turkey–Africa studies done both in
Turkey and in the West has increased since 2010, but most of these studies
dealt with Turkish foreign policy toward Africa from a narrow perspective. This
study highlights that there are complicated, hidden, and interrelated factors
and dynamics driving Turkey–Africa relations. In particular, the systematic
factors are the most overlooked dynamics in the studies carried out. This study
endeavors to explore these complicated dynamics in a systematic and holistic
approach by using the three levels of analysis. The main research question in
the study is, “What are the individual, state, and systemic factors shaping
Turkish foreign policy toward Africa?” In this research, primary and secondary
sources and the “process-tracing research method” were used.
Keywords:
Turkey, Africa, Turkey–Africa relations, Turkish foreign
policy, AK Party governments, new global system.
Sıradağ, A. ( December 2023). Turkey's Foreign Policy toward Africa: Three Levels of Analysis, Journal of Asian and African Studies - JAAS), (SSCI and Scopus).
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00219096231215686
