Abstract
Ideational change in the self-characterization of a state is bound to have repercussions on its domestic and foreign policy behavior. Consequently, the gradual but radical change that has been ongoing in Turkey in the past two decades has had a wide-ranging impact on the way Turkish foreign policy has been conducted. Whereas survival and protection of territorial integrity as well as a Western orientation were traditionally the main concerns of Turkish policy-makers, under the rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) (since 2002), there has been a partial Islamization of Turkish foreign policy especially with regard to liaisons with Israel and Palestine.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 31-57 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Israel Studies Review |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Association for Israel Studies
Funding
The Mavi Marmara incident of May 2010 involved the Freedom Flotilla, composed of six vessels carrying humanitarian goods, including the Mavi Marmara, which was intent on breaking the blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip. The Flotilla was organized by the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İnsan? Hak? ve? Hürriyetleri? ve? İnsani?Yardım?Vakfı, IHH), an Islamist NGO partly funded by the AKP-led Istanbul municipality, together with the Free Gaza Movement, an international and Palestinian grouping dedicated to fighting the blockade. On the Mavi Marmara itself were 663 pro-Palestinian activists from thirty-seven countries. Still in international waters as it approached Gaza, the Flotilla was intercepted and stormed by Israeli commandoes from helicopters. In the ensuing violence, ten Turkish citizens died resisting the commandos with assorted, mostly makeshift weapons (knives, iron bars,
Keywords
- Benjamin netanyahu
- Identity
- Israeli-turkish relations
- Justice and development party
- Likud
- Recep tayyip erdoğan