Strategic depth doctrine
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The Strategic Depth doctrine is a Turkish foreign policy concept that envisions Turkey as a central regional power leveraging its historical, cultural, and geographic ties to exert influence across neighboring regions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Strategic Depth doctrine | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkish foreign policy concept
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foreign policy doctrine ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
expand Turkey’s diplomatic and economic outreach
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increase Turkey’s strategic autonomy ⓘ make Turkey a regional order-setter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
AKP government
NERFINISHED
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Justice and Development Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authoritativeWork | Strategic Depth: Turkey’s International Position NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
Turkey is a central country rather than a peripheral one
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Turkey should balance relations with the West and the Muslim world ⓘ Turkey should leverage Ottoman imperial legacy in surrounding regions NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey should pursue an active, multi-dimensional foreign policy ⓘ Turkey should use its historical, cultural, and geographic depth to become a central regional power ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
contributing to regional overextension
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deterioration of relations with some neighbors after Arab Spring ⓘ overestimating Turkey’s regional capabilities ⓘ perceived neo-Ottomanism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Turkey’s role as a bridge between East and West
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Turkey’s role as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East ⓘ Turkey’s role as a bridge between the West and the Muslim world ⓘ |
| field |
geopolitics
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international relations ⓘ |
| geopoliticalFocus |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
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Black Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedDuring |
2000s
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early 2010s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ottoman imperial history
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geopolitical realism ⓘ |
| influencedPolicyOf |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan government
NERFINISHED
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Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Turkish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Stratejik Derinlik: Türkiye’nin Uluslararası Konumu ⓘ |
| policyPrinciple |
multi-dimensional foreign policy
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proactive diplomacy ⓘ regional integration ⓘ rhythmic diplomacy ⓘ zero problems with neighbors ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Ahmet Davutoğlu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
central country
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cultural depth ⓘ geographic depth ⓘ historical depth ⓘ strategic depth ⓘ |
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