http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/25/turkeys-new-policy-in-central-asia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turkeys-new-policy-in-central-asia The FPA Global Affairs Blog Network Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:43:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/25/turkeys-new-policy-in-central-asia/#comment-35699 Ibrahim Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:25:58 +0000 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/25/turkeys-new-policy-in-central-asia/#comment-35699 Unambiguously, Turkey has functioning foreign policy toward CA but not adequate enough to play any significance role in shaping the decisions of the policy-makers of Central Asian states, due to the balancing factor. I'd better say Turkey is sacrificing its foreign policy objectives in deed for the sake of Turkish Russian Relations.Turkish policy-makers statements are only in rhetoric rather than in reality. In addition, Turkey should not be judged on the issue of Alewis only. The position of the state on religion was equal to all parties including Sunni Islam. Department of Religious Affairs (Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı) was not established to support Sunni İslam against others but to control it. So there have always been pressure on religious communities even more Sunni oriented Muslims than others. Even though there are changes in recent times, still many Muslim students cannot enter universities with their headscarf. Muslim women cannot work in the public offices with their headscarf on. İn conclusion, Turkey is not the probable model for the states around it with what it is, but it's a model for what it wants to be and there is some light at the end of the tunnel. Unambiguously, Turkey has functioning foreign policy toward CA but not adequate enough to play any significance role in shaping the decisions of the policy-makers of Central Asian states, due to the balancing factor. I’d better say Turkey is sacrificing its foreign policy objectives in deed for the sake of Turkish Russian Relations.Turkish policy-makers statements are only in rhetoric rather than in reality. In addition, Turkey should not be judged on the issue of Alewis only. The position of the state on religion was equal to all parties including Sunni Islam. Department of Religious Affairs (Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı) was not established to support Sunni İslam against others but to control it. So there have always been pressure on religious communities even more Sunni oriented Muslims than others. Even though there are changes in recent times, still many Muslim students cannot enter universities with their headscarf. Muslim women cannot work in the public offices with their headscarf on. İn conclusion, Turkey is not the probable model for the states around it with what it is, but it’s a model for what it wants to be and there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

]]> http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/25/turkeys-new-policy-in-central-asia/#comment-2975 Ray Malki Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:43:09 +0000 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/25/turkeys-new-policy-in-central-asia/#comment-2975 Turkey position itself as core country in the CA and Middle East. Today Turkey has 0.2% of Christians (Including Armenian) and Jewish, where the 20% of their population are? They use to occupy most of south and east of Turkey up to the middle of 20th century. Are they treating the 20% (15 Million) of Alawis (Part of Shea) and the other 20% (15 Million) of Kurdish Fairly? Are they the rolemodel of Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon? Can this government play the role of new modern Islamic country? Or how can you look nice and take new international role after mess of civil rights violation. should they give the CA and ME good example. Turkey position itself as core country in the CA and Middle East. Today Turkey has 0.2% of Christians (Including Armenian) and Jewish, where the 20% of their population are? They use to occupy most of south and east of Turkey up to the middle of 20th century. Are they treating the 20% (15 Million) of Alawis (Part of Shea) and the other 20% (15 Million) of Kurdish Fairly? Are they the rolemodel of Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon? Can this government play the role of new modern Islamic country? Or how can you look nice and take new international role after mess of civil rights violation. should they give the CA and ME good example.

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