Neo-Ottoman Soft Power: AKP’s Strategic Use of Turkish-Islamic Organizations in the German-Speaking Diaspora-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Neo-Ottoman Soft Power: AKP’s Strategic Use of Turkish-Islamic Organizations in the German-Speaking Diaspora

Published:2024-04-19 Issue:2 Volume:17 Page:107-118
ISSN:1866-2188
Container-title:Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik
language:en
Short-container-title:Z Außen Sicherheitspolit

Author:

Çiçek Hüseyin^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractThe article indicates a shift in Turkey’s foreign policy initiated by the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Unlike its predecessors, the AKP aims to safeguard its interests not solely through traditional political alliances but also via “soft power” mechanisms. It employs a strategy of emotive communication through identity, religion, language, and culture and seeks to engage segments of the diverse Turkish diaspora, encouraging their support for the AKP.

Funder

University of Vienna

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12399-024-00988-6.pdf

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