Alliance versus clash: Alliance of civilations and turkey

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to show an alternative model to the clash approaches developed by Huntington and called "Clash of Civilizations". But the main focus of this paper is on "Alliance of Civilizations" that is one of the major attempts of our day to bring different cultures and civilizations together and its effects toward Turkish Foreign Policy. The paper also investigates the future of Turkish Foreign Policy in terms of axis shift discussions. The study's conclusion is that Turkey uses Alliance of Civilizations project to affect his surrounding countries as a soft power tool and this initiative increases the strength and legitimacy of Turkey both in world politics and in the domestic realm.