8 challenges of Türkiye’s foreign policy in the post-Western world – the final part

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, in the previous part of this article We referred to the words of Professor Fouad Kayman about the post-western world and the challenges of Turkey. The idea of ​​liberalism is over and the world after the Russia-Ukraine war and the world after the genocide in Gaza, needs a new security reading.

He says that now Turkey as a The country that is a member of NATO and a candidate to enter the European Union, has faced the indifference of the United States and Europe, and has not reached full certainty on the path of friendship and establishing strategic relations with Russia and China, and must clarify its duties with international coalitions.

The leaders responsible for Turkey’s foreign policy have accepted the idea of ​​a post-Western world and even strongly support the validity of this hypothesis. To enter the new path, Turkey has problems and obstacles and must understand regional and extra-regional conditions correctly.

From Professor Fawad Kayman’s point of view, Turkey’s foreign policy approach towards the East and West of the world is unclear and it is undecided, and this country has faced 8 important diplomatic problems. /strong>

To talk about Ankara’s big decisions in the post-Western world, we must first of all know the capacities correctly. We can accept the idea that the multipolar structure of the post-western world is increasing the importance, value and power of Turkey.

Based on a historical tradition, the anchor of Turkey’s foreign policy and in the waters of the West and the connection with the West has been of vital importance for Ankara. But now, we are witnessing the emergence of a Turkey that has brought relations with the West to a weak point and has serious and growing ties with countries outside the Western world. This means that the country is in line with its decisions and this general approach is called “strategic independence”. become an important actor and increase in value and influence and can help shape this world.

There is a change of power and influence from the West to the non-Western world, the hegemony of the United States and the European Union no longer shape the international system, nor can they be a solution to problems. Because we are moving towards a multilateral, cluster and axis structure. However, today, when we look at how this transition has affected Turkey, we see that it is not possible to say with certainty whether we can play a strong role or not.

In the post-western world, despite all the capacities and possibilities, Turkey is facing dangers and obstacles that we must take a close look at and not simply pass by these great challenges:

First: Turkey is surrounded by war on three sides; “Ukraine War” in the North, “Gaza War” in the South, “Azerbaijan-Armenia-Iranian Tension” in the East, and on top of all this, “Great Power Rivalry”.

Third:TurkeyIn the war in Ukraine, he was in the position of a mediator and manager of the food corridor, in the war between Israel and Gaza, we are not in this position and it seems that we do not want to be. >: Turkey was easily left out of the security think tanks of Western leaders and we have not been invited to the European and European Union security architecture meetings.

Fifth: We are not. We received an invitation to participate in the process of new countries joining BRICS, and we were not present at the meetings and statements held at the G20 summit held in India and afterwards.

VI: While the BRICS and G20 meetings increased the tension between Turkey and India, we saw that India, Turkey from its analysis of the post-Western world, which is based on strategic independence, deleted.

Seventh: Turkey was very slow in approving Sweden’s membership in NATO, but it still has not succeeded in buying F-16 from America. and is stuck in an unknown bargaining and trade.

Eighth: Turkey-EU relations to the level of “hosting refugees” in the framework of a The relationship between give and take has decreased. In such a situation, we see a one-sided relationship and the Union does not give visas to Turkish citizens, and the only way is open for brain drain! Such an approach will definitely hurt Turkey. 1402103017223374029228264.jpg”/>

These are 8 of the main challenges of Turkey’s foreign policy in the post-Western world. But be sure that the list of challenges can be much longer than this.

If we look a little realistically, we can see that today the post-western world does not only bring potential for Turkey. , but can cause serious risks and consequences. Contrary to the situation that Turkey had after the Second World War and was allowed to participate in major games, now the risk of Turkey being excluded from the game has become very serious.

In addition to democracy and rule of law, Turkey also has serious problems in the field of economy and is facing the risk of being removed from the big game. Therefore, one should ask: Can strategic independence that is only based on a temporary exchange relationship benefit Turkey?

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