This research explores the impact of Eurasianism on Turkish foreign policy since theend of the Cold War. It investigates the discourses of Eurasianism and the way they areinterpreted by the polity and consequently implemented in the foreign policy making inTurkey.In this sense, this research was carried out using literature reviews and interviews in order torespond to the following question:Considering that Turkey has increasingly been pursuing an active and multidimensionalforeign policy since the end of the Cold War, how have thediscourses of Eurasianism been influencing the contemporary Turkish foreignpolicy making?The research unpacks the dynamics of contemporary Turkish foreign policy andresponds to the debate on whether or not Turkey’s international relations axis is shiftingeastwards. Having questioned if such a foreign policy shift exists, the thesis thenquestions to what extent the process has been informed and channelled by Eurasianismby focussing on three periods since the early 1990s: Özal era (1983-1993), Cem era(1997-2002), Davutoğlu era (2003-2011). Finally, the research presents a set ofconclusions on how Eurasianism has been a strong influence on foreign policy makingin Turkey and what internal and external socio-economic and political factors haveplayed a critical role in this process.
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