The Role of Development-Oriented Foreign Policy on Turkey Economic Progress (2002-2017)

Document Type : Research

Authors

1 Associate Professor of International Relations, Dpt. Political Science, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan. Iran.

2 Ph. D Candidate of International Relations, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan.

Abstract

There is an inextricable link between foreign policy and the economic development at home and abroad. Therefore, the role of governments in achieving these mutual goals is very important and the main purpose of this research is explaining the role of the development-oriented foreign policy approach in the economic development process in Turkey. So the question is, what role did developmental foreign policy play in promoting Turkey's economic growth and development during the AKP's rule? The hypothesis of the study is that, the developmentist attitude of the AKP (2002-2017) has succeeded in creating interaction between economic development and foreign policy; and by 2023, it is seeking to make Turkey one of the top 10 economies in the world. The findings of the study indicate that Turkey stands in 13th place in the world in terms of GDP in 2017 (in terms of purchasing power parity) and it has not been achieved except by taking developmental approach in its foreign policy. As the title implies, the present article does not cover the financial crisis of Turkey in the period 2018-2019 and therefore does not cover the reasons for it. There is no doubt that the type of Turkish policy in the Syrian crisis and its political challenges with the US, Israel, Europe and Saudi Arabia have had an adverse impact on its economic development. But in overall, Turkey is a relative successful model in aligning foreign policy and economic development. This research has been done in descriptive-analytics way.

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International Political Economy Studies
Volume 2, Issue 1
September 2019
Pages 301-332

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  • Receive Date: 08 May 2019
  • Revise Date: 27 September 2019
  • Accept Date: 28 September 2019

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