| ID | 108642 |
| Title Proper | Coming of an ice age |
| Other Title Information | Turkish-Israeli relations since 2002 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ayturk, Ilker |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Turkish-Israeli relations, which had reached the level of strategic cooperation by the end of the 1990s, started to decline after 2000 and Turkey's approach to Israel has changed considerably as a result of huge transformations in international, regional, and Turkish domestic politics. The Israeli Operation Cast Lead in December 2008-January 2009 and the "One Minute" incident at Davos in January 2009, however, initiated a continuous crisis situation, which reached its peak in the May-June 2010 Mavi Marmara crisis. This article aims to analyze the causes of change in the Turkish perception of Israel by focusing on three key factors: Justice and Development Party ideology and actors, power vacuum in the Middle East, and Turkish foreign policy discourse of grandeur. |
| `In' analytical Note | Turkish Studies Vol. 12, No. 4; Dec 2011: p675-687 |
| Journal Source | Turkish Studies Vol. 12, No. 4; Dec 2011: p675-687 |
| Key Words | Ice Age ; Turkey ; Turkey - Relations - Israel ; Israel - Relations - Turkey |