Investigating the Foreign Policy Behavior of the Turkish Ruling Party towards the Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Allameh Tabataba'i University

2 Ph.D Student of Political Science, Political Sociology, Imam Sadegh University

3 Ph.D Student of Political Science, Imam Sadegh University.

Abstract

The AKP has been at the forefront of Turkey's political power since 2002. The AKP's foreign policy analysis is essential to understanding its positions. The purpose of the present study is to explain the AKP's foreign policy behavior towards the Islamic Republic of Iran. Its identity approaches are analyzed according to Went's theory in the framework of constructivist theory. Accordingly, the research question is: "What are the identity approaches that influence the AKP's foreign policy behavior towards the Islamic Republic of Iran?" This paper is a descriptive-analytical study using library documents to identify the approaches that influence the AKP's positions towards the Islamic Republic of Iran. This study is an applied one in terms of purpose. The findings of the article suggest that AKP's identity approaches can be effective in explaining its foreign policy behavior towards the Islamic Republic of Iran. The present study chose "cooperative policy-making" as the chosen foreign policy behavior among the cases examined for the AKP.

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  • Receive Date: 15 June 2018
  • Revise Date: 17 July 2018
  • Accept Date: 29 August 2018

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