Turkey’s Relations with the Middle East

1. Introduction: The Politics of Power Amidst the Uprisings of Hope
Oğuzhan Göksel

Part I. The Turkish Model and the Arab Spring

2. Turkish Foreign Policy, the Arab Spring, and the Syrian Crisis: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Hüseyin Işıksal

3. Eurocentrism Awakened: The Arab Uprisings and the Search for a “Modern” Middle East
Oğuzhan Göksel

4. The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Model for the Middle East
Stefano M. Torelli

5. Ties that Bind: Popular Uprisings and the Politics of Neoliberalism in the Middle East
Cemal Burak Tansel

Part II. Turkey’s Relations with Middle Eastern Powers After the Arab Spring

6. Political Chaos in Iraq, ISIS, and Turkish Foreign Policy: The High Cost of the Westphalian Delusion
Hüseyin Işıksal

7. The Arab Spring and Turkish-Iranian Relations, 2011–2016
Süleyman Elik

8. Assessing the Regional Influence and Relations of Turkey and Saudi Arabia After the Arab Spring
Konstantinos Zarras

9. Turkey, Cyprus, and the Arab Uprisings
Nikos Christofis

Part III. Turkey’s Domestic Politics and Relations with Non-State Actors of the Middle East

10. Reevaluating the Sources and Fragility of Turkey’s Soft Power After the Arab Uprisings
Michelangelo Guida, Oğuzhan Göksel

11. Comparing the Political Experiences of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
Hakan Köni

12. Turkey’s Evolving Relations with the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq Since the Arab Spring
Nathaniel Handy

13. The Arab Spring and the Emergence of a New Kurdish Polity in Syria
Şeref Kavak

14. Conclusion: Turkey and the Middle East in an Age of Turbulence
Hüseyin Işıksal

Nyckelord: Political Science and International Relations, Foreign Policy, Middle Eastern Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations Theory, Terrorism and Political Violence