Erdogan's empire : Turkey and the politics of the Middle East / Soner Cagaptay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Çaǧaptay, Soner, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip--Political and social views.

Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip.

Turkey--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Turkey.

Turkey--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 369 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2019.

Summary:

"Gradually since 2003, Turkey's autocratic leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought to make Turkey a great power -- in the tradition of past Turkish leaders from the late Ottoman sultans to Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. Here the leading authority Soner Cagaptay, author of The New Sultan -- the first biography of President Erdogan -- provides a masterful overview of the power politics in the Middle East and Turkey's place in it. Erdogan has picked an unorthodox model in the context of recent Turkish history, attempting to cast his country as a stand-alone Middle Eastern power. In doing so Turkey has broken ranks with its traditional Western allies, including the United States and has embraced an imperial-style foreign policy which has aimed to restore Turkey's Ottoman-era reach into the Arabian Middle East and the Balkans. Today, in addition to a domestic crackdown on dissent and journalistic freedoms, driven by Erdogan's style of governance, Turkey faces a hostile world. Ankara has nearly no friends left in the Middle East, and it faces a threat from resurgent historic adversaries: Russia and Iran. Furthermore, Turkey cannot rely on the unconditional support of its traditional Western allies. Can Erdogan deliver Turkey back to safety? What are the risks that lie ahead for him, and his country? How can Turkey truly become a great power, fulfilling a dream shared by many Turks, the sultans, Ataturk, and Erdogan himself?."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction - A Trip to Istanbul

Chapter I - Osman's Dream

Chapter II - Restoring Turks' Dignity-as Muslims

Chapter III - "Strategic Depth"

Chapter IV - Building Soft Power

Chapter V - Europe's Slap

Chapter VI - An American Affair

Chapter VII - The Syrian Disaster

Chapter VIII - Menacing Russians

Chapter IX - Competing Persians

Chapter X - Erdogan's Arab Fall

Chapter XI - Uncomfortable Ottomans

Chapter XII - Course Correction

Chapter XIII - Erdogan vs. Trump

Chapter XIV - Erdogan's Empire Part I: East Africa

Chapter XV - Erdogan's Empire Part II: "Bayram Belt"

Chapter XVI - Turkey and the West: A Never-Ending Love Affair

Conclusion - How Can Turkey become Great?.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-356) and index.

ISBN:

9781838603465

1838603468

9781786735973

1786735970

9781786726346

1786726343

OCLC:

1117636291