Türkiye-Güney Afrika İlişkileri: Türk Dış Politikasındaki Değişen Dinamikler

Türkiye'nin Güney Afrika Cumhuriyeti ile 19. Yüzyıla dayanan güçlü ilişkileri bulunmasına rağmen, iki ülke arasındaki tarihi ve politik ilişkiler 1923 yılında Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nin kurulması ile birlikte zayıflamaya başlamıştır. Kasım 2002'de iktidara gelen Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AK Parti) ile birlikte geleneksel Türk dış politikasının parametleri değişmeye başlamış ve buna paralel olarak Türkiye ve Güney Afrika Cumhuriyeti ilişkileri gelişme sürecine girmiştir. Bu araştırmaya göre, AK Parti ile birlikte Türk dış politikası hem yapısal hem de realist yaklaşıma uygun politikalar geliştirmeye başlamıştır. Diğer bir ifade ile Türk dış politikası, Cumhuriyetle birlikte ihmal edilen tarihi ilişkilerin onarılmasına ve ülkeler arasındaki ekonomik ilişkilerin geliştirilmesine yönelik stratejik adımlar atmaya başlamıştır. Bu makale son yıllarda ilişkileri artan bu iki ülke arasındaki stratejik ilişkilerin büyümesine neden olan sebepler üzerinde durmaktadır. Özellikle de iki ülke arasindaki ilişkilerin gelişmesinde önemli rol oynayan jeopolitik, jeoekonomik ve tarihi faktörlerin iki ülke ilişkilerine nasıl etki yaptığı üzerinde durulacaktır.

Turkey-South Africa Relations: Changing Dynamics in Turkish Foreign Policy

Even though Turkey has a strong historical relationship with the Republic of South Africa dating back to the 19th century, its historical and political relations with the Republic of South Africa remained very limited since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. When the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) came to power in October 2002, the traditional dynamics of Turkish foreign policy changed significantly. The ruling party explored new political, economic and social instruments so as to increase its relations with South Africa. The AK Party has combined elements of constructivist and realist approaches in its foreign policy activism, focusing on restoring the damaged historical relations with African countries and strengthening economic and trade relations with them. This article argues that there is a mixture of motivations behind increasing the bilateral relations between the two states. Also, this research will focus on how geopolitical, geoeconomic and historical factors play an important role in the development of relations between the two countries.

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