Between West and Non-West - Turkey at a Crossroad of Geostrategic Choice
Historically, the Republic of Turkey is one of the few states in the Middle East, in a civilizational sense, located between East and West. As time has passed since a number of unsuccessful attempts to integrate into Western institutions and with the beginning of geopolitical changes in the internat...
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| description | Historically, the Republic of Turkey is one of the few states in the Middle East, in a civilizational sense, located between East and West. As time has passed since a number of unsuccessful attempts to integrate into Western institutions and with the beginning of geopolitical changes in the international arena, Turkey has made a “pivot to the East”. Considering the increasing role of the Non-West within the framework of the formation of a polycentric system of international relations, the study of Turkey as one of the key centers of forces of our time, as well as the identification of its characteristics, eastern and western features, is of particular relevance. The purpose of the study is to examine the civilizational characteristics of modern Turkey. By applying civilizational approach, Turkey’s position of a “middle state” was revealed, which has both Western and Eastern features, but is increasingly gravitating towards the non-Western world. At the same time, amid the ideology of “neo-Ottomanism” implemented by the current leadership and the increasing role of the ideological and value factor, Western features are gradually fading away, remaining only in the form of official secularism and stable ties with Western institutions. While the Turkish orientality, along with unofficial islamization, have a clearer image. Turkey develops in progressive-regressive cycles, where the Western cycle is replaced by the Eastern and vice versa. However, the West is systematically ceasing to be a symbol of progress. The authors conclude that the non-Western path of development is the most promising for modern Turkey, however, with the condition that eastern development will not be moderated by Islamist circles and supporters of political Islam. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c899f375668d4d8a99b80d701f16fdd42024-04-09T08:35:20ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Political Science2313-14382313-14462024-03-0126113114210.22363/2313-1438-2024-26-1-131-14221101Between West and Non-West - Turkey at a Crossroad of Geostrategic ChoiceVladimir A. Avatkov0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6345-3782Alina I. Sbitneva1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9196-9348The Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of SciencesThe Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of SciencesHistorically, the Republic of Turkey is one of the few states in the Middle East, in a civilizational sense, located between East and West. As time has passed since a number of unsuccessful attempts to integrate into Western institutions and with the beginning of geopolitical changes in the international arena, Turkey has made a “pivot to the East”. Considering the increasing role of the Non-West within the framework of the formation of a polycentric system of international relations, the study of Turkey as one of the key centers of forces of our time, as well as the identification of its characteristics, eastern and western features, is of particular relevance. The purpose of the study is to examine the civilizational characteristics of modern Turkey. By applying civilizational approach, Turkey’s position of a “middle state” was revealed, which has both Western and Eastern features, but is increasingly gravitating towards the non-Western world. At the same time, amid the ideology of “neo-Ottomanism” implemented by the current leadership and the increasing role of the ideological and value factor, Western features are gradually fading away, remaining only in the form of official secularism and stable ties with Western institutions. While the Turkish orientality, along with unofficial islamization, have a clearer image. Turkey develops in progressive-regressive cycles, where the Western cycle is replaced by the Eastern and vice versa. However, the West is systematically ceasing to be a symbol of progress. The authors conclude that the non-Western path of development is the most promising for modern Turkey, however, with the condition that eastern development will not be moderated by Islamist circles and supporters of political Islam.https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/viewFile/38674/23381turkeywesteastnon-westm.k. ataturkr.t. erdoganidentitycyclicitymiddle stateintercivilization |
| spellingShingle | Vladimir A. Avatkov Alina I. Sbitneva Between West and Non-West - Turkey at a Crossroad of Geostrategic Choice RUDN Journal of Political Science turkey west east non-west m.k. ataturk r.t. erdogan identity cyclicity middle state intercivilization |
| title | Between West and Non-West - Turkey at a Crossroad of Geostrategic Choice |
| title_full | Between West and Non-West - Turkey at a Crossroad of Geostrategic Choice |
| title_fullStr | Between West and Non-West - Turkey at a Crossroad of Geostrategic Choice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Between West and Non-West - Turkey at a Crossroad of Geostrategic Choice |
| title_short | Between West and Non-West - Turkey at a Crossroad of Geostrategic Choice |
| title_sort | between west and non west turkey at a crossroad of geostrategic choice |
| topic | turkey west east non-west m.k. ataturk r.t. erdogan identity cyclicity middle state intercivilization |
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