Od Západu na Východ? Proměna turecké zahraniční politiky v kontextu vnitropolitických změn

The theme of this bachelor thesis is the transformation of Turkey’s foreign policy in relation to the accession of Justice and Development Party (JDP) to the power. Specifically, the bachelor thesis is focused on the change in the course of foreign policy, respectively whether the Turkish foreign policy under the JDP has changed its orientation from the West to the East. Furthermore, this thesis is also focused on the degree of influence of political ideology on foreign policy - in the case of Turkey, the degree of influence by the doctrine Strategic Depth. The first chapter contains a theoretical framework about external and internal factors influencing the making of foreign policy. The second chapter shows the development of Turkish foreign policy since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey until 2002, when the JDP won the election. The third chapter firstly defines the ideology of the JDP and the doctrine Strategic Depth. Then, by means of the comparison method, the changes of Turkish foreign policy in relation to selected actors of international relations are captured.