Турция навсегда балансирует между Востоком и Западом
Journal: Jagiellonian University Repository (Jagiellonian University)
Year: 2023

When looking at contemporary Turkish politics, an incorrect notion is often circulated that Turkey has only in recent years, as far back as under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, begun a policy of balancing between East and West. The purpose of this article is to analyze Turkey's posture - in terms of balancing between spheres of influence - after the end of World War II until Turkey joined NATO and then compare it with Turkey's stance during the Justice and Development Party government in the context of r