ABSTRACT

This article explores the general characteristics of Turkey’s foreign policy in long durée by introducing the concept of a modified middle power. It argues that its historical legacy, the ambiguity of its regional belonging, and its real and constructed pivotal geography have modified Turkey’s ‘middlepowerness’ and led to its in-betweenness. As such, the Turkish Republic, in its 100 years of history, has developed different strategies that aim to both remedy and sustain this in-betweenness. It is argued that this characteristic has been Turkey’s contribution to global politics. Yet, during the AKP rule, especially since the 2010s, Turkey’s in-betweenness has been undermined, ultimately weakening Turkey’s position and role.

摘要

本文通过引入修正后的中等强国概念，探讨了土耳其长期外交政策的总体特征。它认为，其历史遗产、其地区归属的模糊性以及其真实的和构建的关键地理位置已经改变了土耳其的“中等强国”并导致了其中间地位。因此，土耳其共和国在其 100 年的历史中制定了不同的战略，旨在补救和维持这种中间状态。有人认为，这一特点是土耳其对全球政治的贡献。然而，在正义与发展党统治期间，特别是2010年代以来，土耳其的中间地位被削弱，最终削弱了土耳其的地位和作用。