Peacebuilding in turbulent times: Turkey in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Africa
Turkey has become a significant actor in the Middle East, North and sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade.
Abstract
Over the past decade, Turkey has become a significant actor in the Middle East, North and sub-Saharan Africa, largely through its development and peacebuilding engagement, and its cultural and commercial penetration within these regions. This involvement has varied in response to both domestic and international developments, allowing Turkey to project itself as a major and ambitious newcomer, among other emerging powers in the development and peacebuilding field. Ankara’s new multidimensional foreign policy framework and its development and peace making approach has since undergone a significant transformation as international, regional and domestic developments have prompted the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to respond to challenges and opportunities posed in this field.
This paper is an output of the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform (PEACEREP) programme.
Citation
Sofos, S. Peacebuilding in Turbulent Times: Turkey in MENA and Africa (PeaceRep Global Transitions Series). London: LSE Middle East Centre, The London School of Economics 2022