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ID116333
Title ProperTurkish foreign policy toward the Algerian war of independence (1954-62)
LanguageENG
AuthorErsoy, Eyup
Publication2012.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Turkish foreign policy toward the Algerian War of Independence (1954-62) was construed as persistent Turkish endorsement of official French positions generating abiding resentment among the states of the Third World, especially Arab states, and understandably in Algeria, which was to elicit backlashes from the Third World states thereafter consequently causing substantial complications in Turkish foreign policy. Stressing the importance of incorporating nonmaterial and ideational factors in analyses of foreign policy, two arguments are put forward in this article for an accurate explanation of Turkish foreign policy toward Algerian War of Independence. First, it was the conception of the West, defined not only in strategic or military terms, but also in ideational and civilizational terms that induced Turkish policy-makers to adopt insular policies regarding Algeria. Second, a "temporal contextualization" of Turkish foreign policy during the Algerian War of Independence is required for a proper understanding of Turkish foreign policy toward the Algerian War of Independence.
`In' analytical NoteTurkish Studies Vol. 13, No.4; Dec 2012: p.683-695
Journal SourceTurkish Studies Vol. 13, No.4; Dec 2012: p.683-695
Key WordsTurkey ;  Turkish Foreign Policy ;  Algeria ;  Algerian War of Independence (1954-62) ;  Arab States ;  Algerian War of Independence (1954–62)