Publications


    Refereed Journal Articles



1.  Does Turkey Securitize its Africa Policy? (in progress).

2. Sıradağ, A. (2024). Turkey as a New Security Actor in the Horn of Africa, Akdeniz Havzası ve Afrika Medeniyetleri Dergisi, Vol. 6, No. 1, Forthcoming.

3. Sıradağ, A. (2023) Turkey's Foreign Policy toward Africa: Three Levels of AnalysisJournal of Asian and African Studies, pp. 1-14 (SSCI and Scopus).

4. Sıradağ, A. (October 2022). Turkey's Growing Role as a Security Actor in Somalia: Dynamics and Motivations, Journal of Academic Inquiries (Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi), Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 384-404.

5. Sıradağ, A. (August 2022). The Rise of Turkey’s Soft Power in Africa: Reasons, Dynamics, and Constraints, International Journal of Political Studies (Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi), Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 1-14.

6. Sıradağ, A. (October 2020) Turkey's Engagement with the African Organizations: Partner or Competitor? India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 76, No. 4, pp. 1-16 (ESCI and Scopus).

7. Sıradağ, A. (2019). The Dynamics Shaping Turkish African Policy and Turkey's Approach towards the Western Sahara Conflict, Africana Studia - International Journal of African Studies, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 145-157. 

8. Sıradağ, A. (2018). Turkey-Africa Alliance: Evolving Patterns in Security Relations, African Security Review, Vol. 3-4, No. 27, pp. 308-325 (ESCI and Scopus).

9. Sıradağ, A. (2017). Turkey-South Africa Relations: Changing Dynamics in Turkish Foreign Policy. Eurasian Studies Journal (Avrasya Etudleri), Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 7-28. 

10. Sıradağ, A. (2016). Explaining the Conflict in the Central African Republic: Causes and Dynamics. Epiphany: Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 86-103.

11. Sıradağ, A. (2016). Turkish-Somali Relations: Changing State Identity and Foreign Policy. Inquiry - Sarajevo Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 89-106.    

12. Siradag, A. (2015). Benevolence or Selfishness: Understanding the Increasing Role of Turkish NGOs and Civil Society in Africa. Insight on Africa, Vol. 7. No. 1, pp. 1-20 (ESCI and Scopus).

13. Siradag, A. (2014). Understanding French Foreign and Security Policy towards Africa: Pragmatism or Altruism. Afro Eurasian Studies, Vol. 3, No.1, pp. 100-122.

14.  Siradag, A. (2013). The Making of the New Turkish Foreign and Security Policy towards Africa: The Rationale, Roots and Dynamics. Africa Insight, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 15-31.

15. Siradag, A. (2012). African Regional and Sub-Regional Organisations’ Security Policies: Challenges and Prospects. Journal of Academic Inquiries (Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi), Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 231-255.

16. Siradag, A. (2012). The EU's Security Policy towards Africa: Causes, Rationales, and Dynamics. Insight Turkey, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 175-188 (ESCI and Scopus).

17.  Siradag, A. (2011). Strategic Security Partnership between the AU and the EU: The Case of    Sudan. Journal of Academic Inquiries (Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi), Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 271-296.



                                                               Book Chapters

1. Sıradağ, A. (2023). "21. Yüzyılda Türkiye-Afrika İlişkileri," 21'inci Yüzyılda Türkiye'nin Dış Politikası, (Editör: Ramazan Erdağ). Ankara: KADİM Yayınları, ss. 241-255.

2. Sıradağ, A. (2024). "Global Actors in Africa (Afrika'da Küresel Aktörler), Turkey's Africa Policy in 50 Questions, (50 Soruda Türiye'nin Afrika Politikası), (Editörler: Efe Sıvış ve Hasan Aydın). İstanbul: Altınbaş Üniversitesi Yayınları, in Turkish, pp. 310-316.

3. Sıradağ, A. (2015). "Turkey's Policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa 2013," Turkish Foreign Policy Yearbook 2013, (Editors: Burhanettin Duran, Kemal İnat, Ali Balcı). Ankara: SETA Publications, (in Turkish), pp. 395-414.

4. Sıradağ, A. (2017). "Turkey's Policy towards Africa 2016," Turkish Foreign Policy Yearbook 2016, (Editors: Burhanettin Duran, Kemal İnat, Mustafa Caner). Ankara: SETA Publications, (in Turkish), pp. 441-467.

5. Sıradağ, A. (2017). "Turkey-Somali Relations: Causes, Dynamics and Challenges," Middle East Yearbook 2016, (Editors: Kemal Inat ve Muhittin Ataman). Ankara: KADİM Publications, (in Turkish),  pp. 497-713.

6. Sıradağ, A. (2018). "Turkey's Policy towards Africa 2017," "Turkish Foreign Policy Yearbook 2017", (Editors: Burhanettin Duran, Kemal İnat, Mustafa Caner). Ankara: SETA Publications (in Turkish), pp. 399-418.

 

                                                           Other Publications 

1. Siradag, A. (2013). The Dynamics and the Roots of France’s Security Policy towards Africa. Political Reflection Magazine, Vol. IV, No. II, pp. 20-23.

2. Sıradağ, A. (2014). Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti'ndeki Siyasal Kriz: Sebepler ve Dinamikler. Ortadoğu Analiz (Middle Eastern Analysis), Cilt 6, Sayi 64, pp. 60-61. 

3. Sıradağ, A. (Mart-Nisan 2015). Turkiye-Afrika Iliskilerinde Yeni Donem: Stratejik Ortaklik. Ortadogu Analiz (Middle Eastern Analysis), Cilt 7, Sayi 67, pp. 14-17. 

4. Sıradağ, A. (Mayis-Haziran 2015). Turkiye-Guney Afrika Iliskileri: Tarih, Kimlik ve Degisim. Ortadogu Analiz (Middle Eastern Analysis), Cilt 7, Sayi 68, pp. 75-77.

5. Sıradağ, A. (Eylul-Ekim 2015). Avrupa Birligi'nin Libya Politikasi: Realizm veya Idealizm. Ortadogu Analiz (Middle Eastern Analysis), Cilt 7, Sayi 70, pp. 76-77.

6. Sıradağ, A. (2015).  Sahra Altı Afrika'sında Terörist Grupların Yükselişi: Boko Haram ve Eş-Sebab (The Rise of Terrorist Groups in the Sub-Saharan Africa: Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab), SETA Analiz, vol. 125, pp. 1-24 (Translated to Turkish).

                                                                   

                                                                   Books 

1. Siradag, A. (2012). EU-AU Strategic Partnership on Security: The Case of Africa. Deutschland: Lambert Academic Publishing. 

                            

                                             Newspaper articles and Interviewss

1. Sıradağ, A. (2016). Iran Krizi Kiskacinda Turkiye-Suudi Arabistan Iliskileri. Al Jazeraa Turk, http://www.aljazeera.com.tr/gorus/iran-krizi-kiskacinda-turkiye-ve-suudi-arabistan-iliskileri

2. Sıradağ, A. (2014). The Terrorist Attacks on Kenya and Somalia. Chinese Magazine Sanlian Lifeweek.

3. Sıradağ, A. (2016). Afrika ile Gelecek Mümkün mü? Karar Gazetesi, https://www.karar.com/abdurrahim-siradag-yazdi-afrika-ile-gelecek-mumkun-mu-173213 

4. Interviewed by Journalist Annegina Randewijk from Nederlands Dagblad on 6 April 2021, Tuesday, Wie krijgt na China voet aan de grond in Afrika: de EU of misschien wel Turkije? https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/buitenland/1030373/welke-grootmacht-krijgt-de-meeste-voet-aan-de-grond-in-afrika-c                                                                                                                       

 5. Sıradağ, A. and Gerrit Olivier. (2021). Turkey’s Evolving Foreign Policy Offers SA a Unique Opportunity, BusinessDay, https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2021-06-07-turkeys-evolving-foreign-policy-offers-sa-a-unique-opportunity/   

                    

                                                              M.A Thesis   

Siradag, A. (2009). Cooperation between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) with regard to peacemaking and peacekeeping in Africa. Johannesburg: University of Johannesburg (MA Thesis) (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerrit Olivier).

                                                         Ph.D. Dissertation 

Siradag, A. (2012). Causes, Rationales and Dynamics: Exploring the Strategic Security Partnership between the European Union and Africa. Leiden: Leiden University (PhD Dissertation) (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Madeleine O. Hosli, Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerrit Olivier).

 

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