The influence of european integration on the formation of turkish foreign policy (2003-2014)

Oleg Mashevskyy

Sc. D. (History), Professor, Head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries, historical faculty, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University

Andriy Boyko

Undergraduate of Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries, historical faculty, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University

UDС 94(560) : 327: 061.1 ЄС «2003/2014»

DOI http://doi.org/10.17721/2524-048X.2016.04.19-31

Abstract

The process of European integration of Turkish Republic is one of the most difficult topics in the history of international relations. This political process reacts on the international course and domestic policy of Turkish state.

The article is focused on the influence of European integration of Turkish Republic on the formation of Turkish foreign policy in the period of Recep Erdogan governments (2003-2014). The impact of European integration on changing domestic policy was analyzed in the context of formation of state international policy. Main ideas and foreign strategy concepts about European policy by Ahmet Davutoglu were considered too. The author emphasizes that the Turkish government could change the state international course after Justice and Development Party came to power in 2003. Since this time Turkish Republic started the process of changing traditional “west-oriented” policy.

Keywords

Turkish Republic, European Union, Ahmet Davutoglu, Recep Erdogan, European integration.

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