I graduated from International Relations Department, Bilkent Universtiy (Ankara, Turkey) in 2002. I earned my MA degree on International Politics, from Monterey Institute of International Studies (California, USA) in 2004, specializing on Nonproliferation. I completed my PhD at Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey.) My PhD thesis is titled: "Turkish-Iranian Relations in the 2000s: Rapprochement of Beyond?"
1979 yılı başında Şah'ın ülkeden kaçışı ile tarihi konan İran Devrimi, kademeli olarak da... more 1979 yılı başında Şah'ın ülkeden kaçışı ile tarihi konan İran Devrimi, kademeli olarak da olsa, çok kısa bir süre içerisinde bir İslami devrime dönüştü. Geride bırakılan 40 yılı aşkın süre içinde bu "yeni" siyasal ve toplumsal düzenin gelişim yönü, izlediği siyasalar ve ortaya çıkardığı toplumsal yapı pek çok bakımdan akademik ve siyasal literatüre konu oldu. Öte yandan Türkçede İran ile ilgili telif ve tekrardan uzak eserlerin azlığı bu kitabın yazılmasına temel teşkil etti. Türkiye, İran ve Avrupa'da yaşayan 20 araştırmacının işbirliğiyle elinizdeki kitap ortaya çıktı. Kitapta günümüz İran İslam Cumhuriyeti'nin yapısı, kurumları, değişim dinamikleri ve siyasaları klişelerin ötesinde,güncel analizlere dayandırılarak, sade ve kolay anlaşılırbir biçimde okura sunulmuştur. Daha bütünsel bir perspektifle İran'ı anlamak için yeni kentleşme dinamikleri, gündelik hayat, ekonomik yapı, siyasal sistem ve siyasal patronaj, sanat, spor, toplumun direnç dinamikleri ve biçimleri, toplumsal cinsiyet tartışmaları, ekolojik problemler gibi konular çalışmada önemli bir yer tutmaktadır.
Turkey is a member of several international nonproliferation treaties and organizations. It has s... more Turkey is a member of several international nonproliferation treaties and organizations. It has supported to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons and furthermore suggested to establish a nuclear-weapon free zone in the Middle East. In contrast to its nonproliferation policies, it is hosting US tactical nuclear warheads in its own territory. In addition, Turkey's positive stance towards Iranian nuclear program was questioned. Despite the West's warnings and concerns over the Iranian nuclear program, Turkey has supported Iran's right to have a peaceful nuclear program as suggested in the Nonproliferation Treaty. It also opposed to further economic sanctions and military intervention against Iran and endorsed diplomatic solution as the only viable option for convincing Iran to respond fully to the concerns of the international community. Therefore, Turkey welcomed the Geneva Agreement reached by Iran and P5+1. This article argues that the current uncertainties about the Geneva Accord and the comprehensive treaty necessitates Turkey to revise its nonproliferation policies, which should be based on the norm of nonproliferation, rather than the non-use and deterrence norms, in order to suggest long-term and permanent solution to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Turkey's foreign policy has been in a state of change since the AKP (Justice and Development Part... more Turkey's foreign policy has been in a state of change since the AKP (Justice and Development Party) government came into power in 2002. Regarding the internal and external factors, this article argues that the changes in identification national role have been one the factors that led Turkey to conduct a new pro-active foreign policy. Turkey has perceived duties and/or responsibilities for itself in its relations with other states in the regions to which Turkey feels deep-rooted historical, cultural and religious ties. The outcomes of this change have been observable in the relations between Turkey and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in the north of Iraq, which evolved from conflictual to cooperative relations since 2008.
1979 yılı başında Şah'ın ülkeden kaçışı ile tarihi konan İran Devrimi, kademeli olarak da... more 1979 yılı başında Şah'ın ülkeden kaçışı ile tarihi konan İran Devrimi, kademeli olarak da olsa, çok kısa bir süre içerisinde bir İslami devrime dönüştü. Geride bırakılan 40 yılı aşkın süre içinde bu "yeni" siyasal ve toplumsal düzenin gelişim yönü, izlediği siyasalar ve ortaya çıkardığı toplumsal yapı pek çok bakımdan akademik ve siyasal literatüre konu oldu. Öte yandan Türkçede İran ile ilgili telif ve tekrardan uzak eserlerin azlığı bu kitabın yazılmasına temel teşkil etti. Türkiye, İran ve Avrupa'da yaşayan 20 araştırmacının işbirliğiyle elinizdeki kitap ortaya çıktı. Kitapta günümüz İran İslam Cumhuriyeti'nin yapısı, kurumları, değişim dinamikleri ve siyasaları klişelerin ötesinde,güncel analizlere dayandırılarak, sade ve kolay anlaşılırbir biçimde okura sunulmuştur. Daha bütünsel bir perspektifle İran'ı anlamak için yeni kentleşme dinamikleri, gündelik hayat, ekonomik yapı, siyasal sistem ve siyasal patronaj, sanat, spor, toplumun direnç dinamikleri ve biçimleri, toplumsal cinsiyet tartışmaları, ekolojik problemler gibi konular çalışmada önemli bir yer tutmaktadır.
Turkey is a member of several international nonproliferation treaties and organizations. It has s... more Turkey is a member of several international nonproliferation treaties and organizations. It has supported to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons and furthermore suggested to establish a nuclear-weapon free zone in the Middle East. In contrast to its nonproliferation policies, it is hosting US tactical nuclear warheads in its own territory. In addition, Turkey's positive stance towards Iranian nuclear program was questioned. Despite the West's warnings and concerns over the Iranian nuclear program, Turkey has supported Iran's right to have a peaceful nuclear program as suggested in the Nonproliferation Treaty. It also opposed to further economic sanctions and military intervention against Iran and endorsed diplomatic solution as the only viable option for convincing Iran to respond fully to the concerns of the international community. Therefore, Turkey welcomed the Geneva Agreement reached by Iran and P5+1. This article argues that the current uncertainties about the Geneva Accord and the comprehensive treaty necessitates Turkey to revise its nonproliferation policies, which should be based on the norm of nonproliferation, rather than the non-use and deterrence norms, in order to suggest long-term and permanent solution to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Turkey's foreign policy has been in a state of change since the AKP (Justice and Development Part... more Turkey's foreign policy has been in a state of change since the AKP (Justice and Development Party) government came into power in 2002. Regarding the internal and external factors, this article argues that the changes in identification national role have been one the factors that led Turkey to conduct a new pro-active foreign policy. Turkey has perceived duties and/or responsibilities for itself in its relations with other states in the regions to which Turkey feels deep-rooted historical, cultural and religious ties. The outcomes of this change have been observable in the relations between Turkey and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in the north of Iraq, which evolved from conflictual to cooperative relations since 2008.
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