CONCEPTUAL LEGAL BASIS AND MODERN ASPECTS OF TURKEY'S FOREIGN POLICY

Abstract

Pragmatic foreign policy, which emerged as a product of changes in international relations and foreign policy approaches in the conditions of fast-changing and complex globalization, has become more important today with the increase of political and military conflicts. In this regard, developed countries are paying attention to the use of various modern approaches and concepts in the implementation of foreign policy.

The foreign policy of Turkey was selected as the main object of the article, and its conceptual legal foundations, modern aspects, priorities, and strategies were defined as the subject.

Also, the strategy of modern Turkey's foreign policy aimed at the Turkic world, the cultural and public diplomacy it uses in practice about the Turkic-speaking countries located mainly in Central Asia and the Caucasus, were also considered in the study. During the research, it was revealed that Turkish public diplomacy has a special place in the relations of the Turkic world. In addition, the article presents theoretical ideas about the effective influence of foreign policy and diplomacy, as well as the prospects of the soft power tool in the implementation of foreign policy.