Turkey's Cultural Diplomacy in Afghanistan during the AKP Era

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Communication and Social Science, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor of History Department at University of Tabriz and Agent to serve in Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran

3 Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

Turkey as one of the regional actors in the Middle East has taken the ‘Look East’ policy in its foreign policy since 2002, when the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has come to power. Although the relations between Turkey and Afghanistan have a historical background dating back to the Ottoman, but the geopolitical and geostrategic position of Afghanistan has doubled its significance for Turkish politicians during the NeoOttomanism, the situation which has emerged in Turkish politics, especially its cultural diplomacy over Afghanistan Since the rise to power of the AKP. So, in this article, the main question is, what are the objectives and tools of Turkish cultural diplomacy in Afghanistan during the AKP era? In response to this question, the main hypothesis is that Turkey's cultural diplomacy during the AKP era was based on the use of shared linguistic, ethnic and religious values to strengthen Turkey's soft power in Afghanistan as well as the hegemony of Turkey in the region.

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Article Title [Persian]

دیپلماسی فرهنگی ترکیه در افغانستان در دوره حزب عدالت و توسعه

Authors [Persian]

  • Rahmat Hajimineh 1
  • Reza Dehghani 2
  • Fariborz Mohammadkhani 3
1 Department of Communication and Social Science, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Tehran University
3 Tabriz University
Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs
Volume 11, Issue 31 - Serial Number 1
January 2020
Pages 303-332

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  • Receive Date: 20 May 2021
  • Accept Date: 20 May 2021

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