Abstract:
Türkiye
has emerged as one of the most active players in African politics under the
administration of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party)
governments which came to power in November 2002. The AK Party governments have
developed new strategies to increase their political, economic, social, and
security relations with African countries. While Türkiye prioritized soft power
policies towards Africa from 2005 to 2016, it began to give precedence to defence
and security relations after 2016. This research aims to analyse and explore
the main dynamics and driving factors behind Türkiye’s evolving defence and
security policy with the continent. This study argues that the shifting
internal dynamics in Türkiye and the West’s inconsistent policies towards
Türkiye became the major reasons and the factors shaping Türkiye’s defence and
security policy in Africa. This study states that Türkiye's internal and
international factors shape Türkiye's defence and security policy in Africa.
The main research question in this study is as follows: What factors and
dynamics affect and shape Türkiye's African defence and security policy?
How to cite: Sıradağ, A. (2025). Understanding Turkey's New Security Policy towards Africa: New Dynamics, and New Approaches, Turkish Journal of African Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 19-32.
How to download: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tujas/issue/91416/1650447
