- PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs
- Volume:17 Issue:4
- Turkey’s East Asian Policy: From Security Concerns to Trade Partnerships
Turkey’s East Asian Policy: From Security Concerns to Trade Partnerships
Authors : Selçuk ÇOLAKOĞLU
Pages : 129-158
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Publication Date : 2012-01-01
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Turkey’s Asian policy entered a new period after the Second World War as Ankara began to establish relations with East Asian countries,1based upon its own foreign policy vision and economic capacity. Either security concerns or economic interests, or sometimes both, have been the main determinants in Ankara’s policy for East Asia from 1945 to the present. This article examines Turkish-East Asian relations in four main periods, highlighting the basic characteristics of relationsKeywords : Foreign Policy Analysis, Turkey, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan