Turkey and the Major Powers in the Eastern Mediterranean Crisis from the 2010s to the 2020s
Journal: Comparative Southeast European Studies
Year: 2022

Abstract This study investigates the recent Mediterranean disputes involving Turkey with respect to the major powers of the European Union (EU), United States (US), Russia and China. The author maintains that Turkey’s position has been determined by its own interests in the region as informed by its relations with the major powers, their vested interests in the disputes, Turkey’s maritime foreign policy ideology ( Mavi Vatan ), its economic and military capabilities and the shifting internationa