Muslim Brotherhood and Türkiye's foreign policy towards West Asia

jansiz, ahmad; rezapoor, danyal

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jansiz A, rezapoor D. Muslim Brotherhood and Türkiye's foreign policy towards West Asia. پژوهشهاي سياسي جهان اسلام 2023; 13 (4)
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Muslim Brotherhood and Türkiye's foreign policy towards West Asia

Ahmad Jansiz¹

, Danyal Rezapoor ^*

1- Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran (responsible Author) , danyalrezapoor@gmail.com

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In Turkey's foreign policy, West Asia is viewed as a region where ideological factors take precedence over practical political calculations. The country's foreign policy activities aimed at expanding its role in the region are largely associated with the Islamist tendencies of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). This paper examines Turkey's foreign policy with a focus on the relationship between the AKP and the Muslim Brotherhood, which defines the nature of Turkey's foreign policy from Yemen to Egypt and Libya. The study employs a descriptive and analytical method, utilizing neoclassical realism theory to address the question of how and which elements have led to a shift in Turkey's foreign policy towards Islamism and closer ties with the Muslim Brotherhood following the Arab Spring. The hypothesis posits that, firstly, the ideological connections between the AKP and the Muslim Brotherhood are the most evident factors facilitating cooperation between these two actors. Secondly, Turkey's foreign policy behavior in West Asia reflects a broader strategy to respond to systemic requirements and Erdogan's neo-Ottomanism in the region, aided by the Muslim Brotherhood. Understanding these systemic requirements necessitates considering multiple variables regarding how AKP leaders perceive regional developments, systemic and sub-systemic factors, strategic autonomy as a means of maximizing power and balancing as a way to enhance Turkey's security within West Asian dynamics.

Keywords: Turkish Foreign Policy, West Asia, Muslim Brotherhood, Neoclassical Realism, Justice and Development Party.