Ksenia Szelachowska

Turkey - a Regional Power? the Case of Turkish Foreign Policy Ksenia Szelachowska

The manuscript comprises an analysis of Turkish foreign policy ? its roots, evolution and current state. The theoretical part encompasses description of foreign policy analysis as well as soft power theory. The next chapter is devoted to Turkish foreign policy, how it evolved and who are the main actors shaping it. The last part maintains a description of current state of affairs between Israel and Turkey. The topic is up-to-date since Turkey is deemed to be one of the most developed countries of the region. Comparison of Turkey and Israel gives the readers better perspective of understanding the problem of region, as both countries are perceived as democratic yet they do not cooperate fully in order to establish a peaceful order in their troubled and unstable neighbourhood.