- The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations
- Issue:25
- Turkey`s Contribution to Middle East and Security
Turkey`s Contribution to Middle East and Security
Authors : George E GRUEN
Pages : 69-103
Doi:10.1501/Intrel_0000000126
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Publication Date : 1995-05-01
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :In cxamining whclhcr ihcrc arc ways in vvhich Turkey can conlributc to Arab-Isracl pcacc there are three related qucstions that nccd to bc addrcsscd: 1. Docs Ankara novv aetively scck to play such a role? After Mustafa Kemâl Atatürk foundcd thc modern Turkish Republic, hc soughl to dislancc himself from the Arab provinccs of thc forıncr Ottoman Empirc and his Kemalist successors vvarncd of thc dangers of bccoming embroiled in disputes among Turkey`s volatilc and unstablc ncighbors, in cases vvhere Turkcy`s vital interests arc not directly involved. 2. Docs Turkey have diplomatic skills and tangible benefits to offer its Arab and Isracli ncighbors? 3. Arc thc Israclis, thc Arab statcs and the Palcstinians rcccptivc to Turkish offers of mediation and mutual coopcralion?Keywords : Turkey, Middle East, Security
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