The influence of Turkish domestic transformations on Turkish–U.S. relations: Ideology, identity, military

Abstract

Turkish-US relations in the last decade have been marked by tensions, crises and mutual distrust, which is unprecedented in the framework of bilateral relations. Besides international systemic variables, domestic ones are also crucial in Turkey’s current foreign policy. Therefore, in order to fully consider the ongoing transformations in the field of foreign policy and for a more comprehensive coverage of the existing tensions in Turkish-American relations, their grounds, it is necessary to explore domestic variables. In this case, we explore the impact of Turkish unit-level variables – ideological-identity and military transformations and their impact on Turkish-US relations.