HUMANITARIAN OR PRAGMATIC?: REVISITING TURKIYE’S “MODEL” OF HUMANITARIAN DIPLOMACY

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HUMANITARIAN OR PRAGMATIC?: REVISITING TURKIYE’S “MODEL” OF HUMANITARIAN DIPLOMACY

Yazarlar:

Hikmet Mengüaslan

Yayıncı:

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kamu Yönetimi

Dergi:

Uluslararası Yönetim İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi Vol.20 Issue 4, pp.1324-1357

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001336923

pISSN:

2147-9208

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 This article appraised a hypothesis that Türkiyes model of humanitarian diplomacy serves as a human-oriented and functional model as to humanitarian intervention, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding by transcending national interest and power struggle oriented conventional diplomacy approaches. During Justice and Development Party governments AK Party, Türkiye aptly utilized humanitarian diplomacy tools for peaceful resolution of conflicts and intervening in humanitarian crises, which turned Türkiye into a global-level actor in humanitarian diplomacy. However, by the second half of the 2010s, various developments, Arab SpringRevolts in particular, have led to new regional systemic threats emerge and increase in the use of hard power capabilities due to growing geopolitical competition. At the same period, Türkiyes soft power capabilities as a humanitarian actor have been undermined and the room for humanitarian diplomacy in international politics has been limited. The article analyzed the effects of afore-mentioned changes on Türkiyes humanitarian diplomacy approach on the context of Somalia, Syria, and Gaza cases and reached two main conclusions. Firstly, despite the processes that politicize and limit humanitarian diplomacy and intervention, Türkiye seems to follow a human-oriented agenda that is liberal, aiming to contribute multilateralism and in harmony with those of international humanitarian actors. Secondly, the hard power capabilities used in post-2015 humanitarian diplomacy performance are mobilized for Türkiyes humanitarian agenda and as part of the long-term humanitarian strategies instead of expansionist purposes that prioritize national interests.

 This article appraised a hypothesis that Türkiyes model of humanitarian diplomacy serves as a human-oriented and functional model as to humanitarian intervention, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding by transcending national interest and power struggle oriented conventional diplomacy approaches. During Justice and Development Party governments AK Party, Türkiye aptly utilized humanitarian diplomacy tools for peaceful resolution of conflicts and intervening in humanitarian crises, which turned Türkiye into a global-level actor in humanitarian diplomacy. However, by the second half of the 2010s, various developments, Arab SpringRevolts in particular, have led to new regional systemic threats emerge and increase in the use of hard power capabilities due to growing geopolitical competition. At the same period, Türkiyes soft power capabilities as a humanitarian actor have been undermined and the room for humanitarian diplomacy in international politics has been limited. The article analyzed the effects of afore-mentioned changes on Türkiyes humanitarian diplomacy approach on the context of Somalia, Syria, and Gaza cases and reached two main conclusions. Firstly, despite the processes that politicize and limit humanitarian diplomacy and intervention, Türkiye seems to follow a human-oriented agenda that is liberal, aiming to contribute multilateralism and in harmony with those of international humanitarian actors. Secondly, the hard power capabilities used in post-2015 humanitarian diplomacy performance are mobilized for Türkiyes humanitarian agenda and as part of the long-term humanitarian strategies instead of expansionist purposes that prioritize national interests.

 This article appraised a hypothesis that Türkiyes model of humanitarian diplomacy serves as a human-oriented and functional model as to humanitarian intervention, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding by transcending national interest and power struggle oriented conventional diplomacy approaches. During Justice and Development Party governments AK Party, Türkiye aptly utilized humanitarian diplomacy tools for peaceful resolution of conflicts and intervening in humanitarian crises, which turned Türkiye into a global-level actor in humanitarian diplomacy. However, by the second half of the 2010s, various developments, Arab SpringRevolts in particular, have led to new regional systemic threats emerge and increase in the use of hard power capabilities due to growing geopolitical competition. At the same period, Türkiyes soft power capabilities as a humanitarian actor have been undermined and the room for humanitarian diplomacy in international politics has been limited. The article analyzed the effects of afore-mentioned changes on Türkiyes humanitarian diplomacy approach on the context of Somalia, Syria, and Gaza cases and reached two main conclusions. Firstly, despite the processes that politicize and limit humanitarian diplomacy and intervention, Türkiye seems to follow a human-oriented agenda that is liberal, aiming to contribute multilateralism and in harmony with those of international humanitarian actors. Secondly, the hard power capabilities used in post-2015 humanitarian diplomacy performance are mobilized for Türkiyes humanitarian agenda and as part of the long-term humanitarian strategies instead of expansionist purposes that prioritize national interests.

 Bu çalışma, Türkiyenin insani diplomasi modelinin insani müdahale, çatışma çözümü ve barış inşası süreçlerinde ulusal çıkar ve güç mücadelesi merkezli geleneksel diplomasi yaklaşımlarının ötesine geçebilen, insan odaklı ve işlevsel bir örnek temsil ettiği varsayımını değerlendirmiştir. Türkiye Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi AK Parti hükümetleri döneminde çatışmaların barışçıl çözümlenmesi ve insani krizlere müdahale konusunda insani diplomasi araçlarından etkili şekilde faydalanmış, sonuçta insani diplomasi alanında küresel ölçekli bir aktöre dönüşmüştür. Öte yandan, 2010ların ikinci yarısı itibariyle başta Arap BaharıAyaklanmaları olmak üzere çeşitli gelişmeler yeni bölgeselsistemik güvenlik tehditleri ortaya çıkarmış ve büyüyen jeopolitik rekabet doğrultusunda sert güç unsurlarının kullanımı da artmıştır. Aynı dönemde, insani bir aktör olarak Türkiyenin yumuşak güç kapasitelerinin aşındığı ve uluslararası politikada insani diplomasi alanlarının daraldığı gözlemlenmiştir. Çalışma söz konusu değişimlerin Türkiyenin insani diplomasi yaklaşımına etkilerini Somali, Suriye ve Gazze vakaları kapsamında ele almış ve iki temel sonuca ulaşmıştır. Birincisi, insani diplomasi ve insani müdahale alanlarını siyasallaştıran ve daraltan süreçlere rağmen Türkiyenin uluslararası insani aktörlerinkiyle uyumlu şekilde liberal, çok-taraflılık temeline katkıda bulunmayı hedefleyen ve insan odaklı bir gündem takip ettiği görülmektedir. İkincisi, 2015 sonrası insani diplomasi icrasında daha fazla yer verilen sert güç unsurları ulusal çıkarları önceleyen yayılmacı amaçlar yerine Türkiyenin insani gündemi doğrultusunda uzun vadeli insani stratejilerin bir parçası olarak seferber edilmektedir.

Makale detayları

HUMANITARIAN OR PRAGMATIC?: REVISITING TURKIYE’S “MODEL” OF HUMANITARIAN DIPLOMACY

Yazarlar:

Hikmet Mengüaslan

Yayıncı:

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kamu Yönetimi

Dergi:

Uluslararası Yönetim İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi Vol.20 Issue 4, pp.1324-1357

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001336923

pISSN:

2147-9208

Humanitarian Diplomacy

Türkiye’s Foreign Policy

Humanitarian Aid

Peacebuilding

Development Cooperationİnsani Diplomasi

Türk Dış Politikası

İnsani Yardımlar

Barış İnşası

Kalkınma İşbirliği

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Hikmet Mengüaslan

Yayıncı: Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Ana Başlıklar: Kamu Yönetimi

Dergi: Uluslararası Yönetim İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi Vol.20 Issue 4, pp.1324-1357

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001336923

pISSN: 2147-9208

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Hikmet Mengüaslan

Yayıncı:

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kamu Yönetimi

Dergi:

Uluslararası Yönetim İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi Vol.20 Issue 4, pp.1324-1357

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001336923

pISSN:

2147-9208