Relations with Russia in The Context of Turkey’s Policy in Constructing its ‘Strategic Autonomy’
Journal: Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi
Year: 2023

In the past two decades, the Turkish government has been seeking strategic autonomy in international relations by trying different foreign policy styles. Throughout that time, Turkey strongly prioritized its own interests in relations with other regional and global powers, and pursued a multilateral and balanced policy, seeing it as a window for more opportunities to maneuver in foreign policy. Part of Turkey’s approach to strategic autonomy relied on hedging, even if it resulted in the emergenc