Turkish Foreign Policy Yearbook 2024

The Turkish Foreign Policy Yearbook, which has evolved into a valuable archival series with the publication of this volume, seeks to provide a comprehensive account of Türkiye's foreign policy orientations toward key regions of the world —primarily the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas— and its relations with the countries in these areas.

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The Turkish Foreign Policy Yearbook, which has evolved into a valuable archival series with the publication of this volume, seeks to provide a comprehensive account of Türkiye’s foreign policy orientations toward key regions of the world —primarily the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas— and its relations with the countries in these areas.

The analyses presented herein are authored by distinguished scholars who have long specialized in the respective fields of Turkish foreign policy. Their contributions enable readers to interpret recent developments within a sound analytical and academic framework.

Prepared in accordance with rigorous scientific principles and methodological standards, this volume represents the outcome of meticulous scholarly work. As the most consistent and comprehensive publication of its kind in the field, the Turkish Foreign Policy Yearbook continues to serve as an essential reference source for researchers, academics, bureaucrats, and policymakers concerned with the study and practice of Turkish foreign policy.

It is our hope that this work will provide valuable insight and contribute meaningfully to the understanding of Türkiye’s evolving foreign policy dynamics.

#Turkish Foreign Policy

BURHANETTİN DURAN

Burhanettin Duran received his BA in Political Science and International Relations from Bogazici University in 1993, and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Bilkent University in 2001. He was a visiting scholar at George Mason University in 2010-2011. Prof. Duran has been focusing on the transformation of Islamism, Turkish Political Thought, Turkish Domestic Politics, Turkish Foreign Policy and Middle Eastern Politics. Currently Prof. Duran is a professor at Social Sciences University of Ankara and General Coordinator of SETA Foundation. On 09th October 2018, Prof. Duran was appointed as member of Turkish Presidency Security and Foreign Policies Council.

KEMAL İNAT

Kemal İnat graduated from Ankara University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences in 1992. He earned his PhD at the University of Siegen, Germany, in 2000, with his dissertation entitled “Turkey's Middle East Policy in the Inception of the 21st Century”. İnat began his academic career as a research assistant at the Department of International Relations, Sakarya University, in 1994. He became an associate professor and a full professor in 2006 and 2011, respectively. İnat worked as the director of Social Sciences Institute between 2011 and 2014, and of Middle East Institute (ORMER) between 2015 and 2018 at the same university. İnat is one of the editors of Ortadoğu Yıllığı (Middle East Yearbook) and Türk Dış Politikası Almanağı (Turkish Foreign Policy Yearbook), which are published since 2005 by ORMER and since 2009 by SETA Foundation, respectively. Mr. İnat is also the author of many books, such as Dünya Çatışmaları (The World Conflicts), the AK Party Foreign Policy, and Handbuch der Religionen der Welt ve Internationale Wirtschaftsorganisationen. His articles are published in various national and international peer-reviewed journals including Blaetter für deutsche und internationale Politik, Bilgi, Türkiye Ortadoğu Çalışmaları Dergisi (Turkish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies), and Insight Turkey. İnat currently teaches Issues in the Middle East and Turkish Foreign Policy at ORMER and at the Department of International Relations, Sakarya University.

NEBİ MİŞ

Nebi Miş is the General Coordinator of SETA Foundation. He is also faculty member in the department of Political Sciences and Public Administration, and the Middle East Institute of Sakarya University. Dr. Miş received his BA in International Relations from Sakarya University in 2003, and his MA in 2005. He received his Ph.D. from Sakarya University upon completion of his doctoral thesis titled “Türkiye’de Güvenlikleştirme Siyaseti: 1923-2003” in 2012. He also worked as a researcher for Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium for a year during his Ph.D. studies. His research areas include political systems and institutions, democratization, Kurdish issue, Turkish civil-military relations, security politics in Turkey, Islamism and democratization in the Middle East. His articles have published in various national and international academic journals. Dr. Mis is also the co-editor and co-writer of several books such as “Democracy Watch: Social Perception of 15 July Coup Attempt”, “Turkey’s Presidential System: Model and Practices”, “AK Parti’nin 15 Yılı: Siyaset”.

MUSTAFA CANER

Dr. Mustafa Caner is an Assistant Professor at the Middle East Institute (ORMER) of Sakarya University. He also serves as a foreign policy researcher at the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) and is the editor-in-chief of Kriter magazine. He completed his undergraduate studies in Public Administration at Uludağ University and obtained his master's degree in Political and Social Sciences from the same institution. He earned his Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Studies from Sakarya University. His academic research focuses on Iranian politics, Iran-Turkey relations, and regional dynamics in the Middle East. Dr. Caner has published articles, books, and book chapters in national and international journals and has presented papers at various conferences and symposiums. He has also participated in several projects, including those funded by TÜBİTAK.