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Relations Between Turkey and the United States During the AKP Era
Author(s)
Hakan Çora
Elnur Hasan Mikail
Ümmügülsüm Çakmakçı
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DOI:10.17265/1537-1514/2021.02.001
Affiliation(s)
Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey
Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
ABSTRACT
The Justice and Development
Party (AKP) is a Turkish political party founded under the leadership of Recep Tayyip
Erdogan on 14 August 2001. According to the party charter, its official abbreviation
is “AK Parti” and its symbol is a light bulb. It is the party with the highest number
of members with 289 deputies in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The chairman
of the party is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is also the president of Turkey. Like
most of the countries in the world, US relations for Turkey are the most important
part of Turkish foreign policy. September 11 was an important turning point for
Turkey’s foreign policy. The new Islamic tsunami showed its impact with AKP government
in Turkey. After September 11, Turkey was cited as an example for the Islamic world.
In addition, in this process, Turkey became a strategic partner of the United States
and became a soft power. As an example of Arab leaders, Turkey began to play the
role of spiritual leader and conscience of the Islamic world.
KEYWORDS
international relations, US-Turkish affairs, AKP government
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