A Paradigm Shift in Turkish Foreign Policy: Transition and Challenges

This study sets out to explain the general characteristics of current Turkish foreign policy where it examines the interplay between important world events and emergent novel ideas at four different levels of analysis (conceptual setting, micro-setting, domestic macro-setting, and external macro-setting). The new Turkish foreign policy vision and its normative strategy, derived from Davutolu's Strategic Depth, have been blended with five new principles: balance between security and freedom; zero problems with neighbors; multidimensional and multi-track policies; a new diplomatic discourse based on firm flexibility; and rhythmic diplomacy.