Changing Policies of Turkey and the EU to the Syrian Conflict

Suriye iç savaşı çatışma ve istikrasızlığı Türkiye ve AB’nin kapısına kadar getirdi. Türkiye ve AB yasadışı göç akını, yabancı savaşçılar, radikalizm ve terör saldırıları gibi güvenlik tehdit ve yüklerini omuzladılar. Bu aktörler Suriye savaşı sırasında değişen stratejiler geliştirmiş ve politika önceliklerini yeniden tanımlamışlardır. Bu bağlamda makalenin temel amacı Türkiye ve Avrupa Birliği’nin Suriye savaşına yönelik değişen politika biçimlerini tartışmaktır. Bu makale Türkiye ve Avrupa Birliği’nin Suriye krizine tepkilerindeki farklılık ve benzerlikleri analiz etmeyi hedeflemektedir. Makale AB ve Türkiye’nin dış ilişkilerinde kurumsal yapının sınırlılıkları, üye devletler arasındaki politika öncelikleri ve stratejileri açısından tutarlılığa referans verilerek yapılacaktır. Böylece Türkiye ve AB’nin Suriye savaşındaki pozisyonlarındaki benzerlik ve farklılıklar analiz edilmeye çalışılacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Türkiye-AB ilişkileri, Suriye Krizi, Avrupa Birliği Ortak Dış ve Güvenlik

Changing Policies of Turkey and the EU to the Syrian Conflict

This paper analyses the reaction of the EU and Turkey to the Syrian crisis. Firstly, the paper starts its analyses with the limitations of institutional-legal structure of the EU in developing effective external relations. In this context, it analyses the coherence among the member states in terms of policy priorities and strategies in approaching Syrian conflict by making particular reference to the restrictions aroused from regional setting. Secondly, Turkey’s changing policy priorities and strategies in the course of the Syrian conflict are analysed. Lastly, similarities and differences in the approaches of Turkey and the EU are evaluated.

Keywords:

Turkey-EU Relations, Syrian Conflict, Common Foreign and Security Policy,

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