Turkey Background and U.S. Relations
Turkey Background and U.S. Relations by Jim Zanotti, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on June 26, 2015, offers a comprehensive overview of the complex dynamics between Turkey and the United States. This 68-page report examines various Turkish domestic and foreign policy issues that hold significant relevance for U.S. interests, highlighting the active role Congress plays in shaping and overseeing these relations. The book discusses the evolution of U.S.-Turkey relations, emphasizing Turkey’s increasing economic dynamism and geopolitical importance as a longtime NATO ally.
Readers will find an in-depth analysis of Turkey’s political landscape, particularly under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP). The report addresses Turkey’s growing economic and military self-reliance since the Cold War, which has allowed for a more assertive foreign policy. Additionally, it explores the challenges Turkey faces in reconciling nationalistic and religious values with secular governance and the protection of individual freedoms and minority rights, particularly concerning its Kurdish citizens. This edition serves as a valuable reference for understanding the intricacies of U.S.-Turkey relations and the implications of Turkey’s evolving role on the global stage.
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Several Turkish domestic and foreign policy issues have significant relevance for U.S. interests, and Congress plays an active role in shaping and overseeing U.S. relations with Turkey. This report provides background information on Turkey and discusses possible policy options for Members of Congress and the Obama Administration. U.S. relations with Turkey-a longtime North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally-have evolved over time. Turkey’s economic dynamism and geopolitical importance have increased its influence regionally and globally. Although Turkey still depends on the United States and other NATO allies for political and strategic support, its increased economic and military self-reliance since the Cold War allows Turkey relatively greater opportunity for an assertive role in foreign policy. Greater Turkish independence of action and continuing political transformation appear to have been mutually reinforcing-with both led for more than a decade by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP). However, it remains unclear how Turkey might reconcile majoritarian views favoring Turkish nationalism and Sunni Muslim values with secular governance and protection of individual freedoms and minority rights, including with regard to Turkey’s Kurdish citizens.
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