Iran-Turkey Relations, 1979-2011: Conceptualising the Dynamics of Politics, Religion and Security in Middle-Power States

Suleyman Elik

Routledge, 2013 - Political Science - 272 pages

Both Turkey and Iran are large and important countries in the Middle East; how these two countries relate to each other is of crucial importance both for the region and for the wider world. This book explores the diplomatic, security and energy relations of these two middle power states since 1979, analysing the impact of religious, political and social transformation on their bilateral relationship. It considers the nature of Turkey-Iran relations in the context of middle power relations theory, and goes on to look at diplomatic crises that have taken place between Turkey and Iran since 1979. The author analyses Turkey and Iran’s security relations with the wider Middle East, including the Kurdish-Turkish War, the Kurdish-Iranian War and the Kurdish-Arab War, and their impact on regional politics.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• an alternative approach to the politics of middlepower states: 8
• IranianTurkish diplomatic crisis: 35
• 3 The phantom of terror in IranianTurkish relations: 49
• a revival of the KurdishTurkish war and security patterns in the Middle East ...: 65
• from ethnoreligious conflict to new security systems in Central Asia and the Caucasus ...: 94
• implications for European energy security: 129
• 7 Pathologies and roundups in IranianTurkish economic relations 19792011: 161
• articulation of theoretical framework: 176
• Notes: 200
• Bibliography: 219
• Index: 234

About the author

Suleyman Elik is currently Visiting Research Fellow at the Energy Institute, and School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, UK.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Iran-Turkey Relations, 1979-2011: Conceptualising the Dynamics of Politics, Religion and Security in Middle-Power States; Volume 23 of Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series; Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central
• Author: Suleyman Elik
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Routledge, 2013
• ISBN: 1136630880, 9781136630880
• Length: 272 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / General; Political Science / International Relations / General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General; Social Science / Regional Studies