Turkey's opening to Africa
Journal of Modern African Studies, cilt.48, sa.4, ss.525-546, 2010 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0022278x10000595
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Modern African Studies
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.525-546
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
As part of on-going multidimensional foreign policy changes in recent years, there has been since 1998 a revival in Turkey's relations with Africa. Initially rather passive, after 2005 this became a massive effort to develop relations with the whole continent. However, Turkey's Africa policy is unique in Turkish foreign policy, since for the first time it is driven and complemented by the activities of civil society organisations in and about Africa. Conceptualisation of Africa in Turkish society has changed dramatically in less than a decade, and the recent Turkey-Africa Cooperation Summit should be seen as part of this trend. Turkey's opening to Africa is not a short-term inclination, but is likely to develop and deepen in coming years. © Cambridge University Press 2010.