Turkish foreign policy discourse :|a critical evaluation

Abstract

Turkish foreign policy have undergone a critical transformation in the last two decades. This change also affected the discourse adopted by Turkish officials and institutions operating in the foreign affairs domain. Understanding the dynamics of this discursive change is critical in terms of understanding the future course of foreign policy of the country. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, this study undertakes a discourse analysis of the written statements published by Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2010 and 2020 on the relations with the United States. The thesis argues that there is a discursive change in the Turkish foreign policy vis-à-vis the United States: Turkish Foreign Ministry adopted a more reactionary language in its written public statements in the last decade.