Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs

Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs

The abstract view of Erdogan's Muslim Brotherhood and the change of Türkiye's strategies in the Middle East

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Fatemeh Mohammadhasan 1
Kayhan Barzegar 2
Mostafa Maleki 3
1 Ph.D Student of International Relations, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Politic Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tehran, Iran
10.22034/irfa.2024.433732.1231
Abstract
Summary
This article first examines Erdogan's intellectual views against the background of his Muslim Brotherhood and then analyses the reasons for the change in Turkish strategies in the Middle East. The Middle East has always played an important role in the regional security strategies of Turkey and the Erdogan government. In the last two decades, Erdogan's special perceptual psychological characteristics as well as his personality and ambitions have led to the strengthening of Turkey's position in the Middle East region. In 2021-2023, Turkey faces new economic, security and domestic challenges that need to be analyzed. In this article, we have analyzed this topic using secondary data in an explanatory-analytical way. The main question is: What influence does Erdogan's Muslim Brotherhood have on Turkey's strategic policy in the Middle East region?
The results of the study show that Erdogan's personality cult and the Muslim Brotherhood's desire to lead the Islamic world have led to the promotion of Turkey's position in the Middle East region on an abstract level. On a concrete level, this has led to a chaotic domestic political and economic situation as well as national security crises that have forced him to adopt a new policy towards Middle Eastern countries, particularly Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Erdogan's new policy is in contrast to his policy following the developments in the Arab world. The evolution of Erdogan's views in the Middle East promises a return to the principle of "zero problems with neighbors".
Keywords: Erdogan, Turkey, Middle East, Justice and Development Party, Muslim Brotherhood and foreign policy.
Keywords
Keywords: Erdogan
Turkey
Middle East
Justice and Development Party
Muslim Brotherhood and foreign policy

Subjects

Article Title Persian

نگاه انتزاعی اخوان المسلمین اردوغان و تغییر استراتژی ترکیه در خاورمیانه

Authors Persian

فاطمه محمد حسن 1
کیهان برزگر 2
مصطفی ملکی 3
1 دانشجوی دکتری رشته روابط بین الملل، گروه علوم سیاسی و روابط بین الملل، دانشکده حقوق، الهیات و علوم سیاسی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران.
2 دانشیار، گروه علوم سیاسی و روابط بین الملل، دانشکده حقوق، الهیات و علوم سیاسی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، دانشگاه آزاداسلامی، تهران، ایران
3 استادیار، گروه روابط بین الملل، دانشکده علوم سیاسی، واحد تهران مرکزی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران.
Abstract Persian

در مقاله حاضر ابتدا به بررسی دیدگاه‌های ذهنی اردوغان با پس‌زمینه‌های اخوان‌المسلمینی وی پرداخته و سپس علل تغییر راهبردهای ترکیه در خاورمیانه واکاوی شده است. خاورمیانه در راهبردهای سیاسی ـ امنیتی منطقه‌ای ترکیه و دولت اردوغان همواره حائز اهمیت بوده است. طی دو دهه اخیر، ماهیت ادراکی ـ روان‌شناختی خاص اردوغان و همچنین شخصیت و بلندپروازی‌های وی به ارتقای جایگاه ترکیه در منطقه خاورمیانه منجر شده است. طی سال‌های 2021 تا 2023، ترکیه با چالش‌های جدید اقتصادی، امنیتی و سیاست داخلی مواجه بوده که نیازمند بررسی است. در این مقاله به روش تبیینی ـ تحلیلی با استفاده از داده‌های ثانویه به بررسی این موضوع پرداخته‌ایم. پرسش اصلی این است که دیدگاه‌های اخوان‌المسلمینی اردوغان چه تأثیری بر سیاست‌های راهبردی ترکیه در منطقه خاورمیانه دارد؟
یافته‌های تحقیق نشان می‌دهد که کیش شخصیت و تمایل اخوان‌المسلمینی اردوغان در رهبری جهان اسلام در سطوح انتزاعی به ارتقای جایگاه ترکیه در منطقه خاورمیانه منجر شده؛ درحالی‌که در سطوح انضمامی منجر به وضعیت نابسامان سیاسی و اقتصادی داخلی و همچنین بحران‌های امنیت ملی شده که وی را مجاب کرده سیاست‌های جدید درقبال کشورهای خاورمیانه به‌ویژه سوریه، مصر، عربستان سعودی و امارات متحده عربی را برگزیند. سیاست‌های جدید اردوغان برخلاف سیاست‌های وی پس از تحولات جهان عرب بوده است. تحول در دیدگاه‌های اردوغان در خاورمیانه، بازگشت به اصل «به صفر رساندن مشکلات با همسایگان» را نوید می‌دهد.

کلیدواژه‌ها: اردوغان، ترکیه، خاورمیانه، حزب عدالت و توسعه، اخوان‌المسلمین و سیاست خارجی.

Keywords Persian

اردوغان
ترکیه
خاورمیانه
حزب عدالت و توسعه
اخوان المسلمین و سیاست خارجی
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  • Receive Date 02 January 2024
  • Accept Date 08 March 2024