The revival of Ottomanism in Turkish foreign policy: “The world is greater than five”

• Published in: Turkish policy quarterly Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 29 - 36
• Main Author: Uzer,Umut
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Toplumsal Katılım ve Gelişim Vakfı 01-01-2018
• Subjects: Hukuk; İdari Bilimler; İktisat & İşletme & Finans; İstatistik; Medya ve Sinema; İstanbul; Türkiye; The world is greater than five; Ottomanism; Turkish
• ISSN: 1303-5754

Turkey under the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government since 2002
has been subjected to radical changes in both its domestic politics and its external
relations. The impact of religious identity and values have become more visible in
Turkish politics as a party with Islamic sensibilities came to power. During its early
years, the AKP continued the pro-Western foreign policy direction of the previous
governments. However, as the party solidified its power, a more assertive and
active policy, very much emanating from the leadership’s understanding of history
and self-definition, was implemented. Consequently, a country with leadership
ambitions in its region and beyond has emerged, which became manifested in the
slogan: “The world is greater than five.”