ERDOĞAN'S ENDLESS DREAMS

After the Justice and Development Party (AKP) rose to power in 2002, Turkey's Middle East policy underwent a radical change. Erdoğan's readings of Arab Spring events are vivid example new foreign policy. In last months 2019 2020, Turkey took two other important steps that have attracted attention international community: engagement Operation Peace northern Syria without UN Security Council authorization, reach an agreement with Libyan government on oil gas exploration Mediterranean tandem sending troops Libya. recent actions, which violate law resolutions, raise several questions: what changes taken place policy? What its core drivers main components? And results will deliver future? We argue behavior conforms principles offensive realism. The shift trend toward realism rooted 2011 subsequent East. failed coup 2016 accelerated these pushed them directions. is now seriously aiming maximize power, particularly politico-military field, could increase tensions sensitive region. submit cannot be guided by long term, however.