Iran - Turkey Relations in Islamic Organization Cooperation

Iran- Turkey bilateral relations is continuous and dynamic subject in Middle Eastern studies. Challenges and opportunities arises from competition and cooperation of two countries over bilateral and regional issues, pose the question of superiority competition on regional issues and two countries efforts for achieving regional hegemony. Iran-Turkey power and influence competition is not limited to two state relations and regional organizations are also center of such challenges. This research intends to analyze the effect of Iran-Turkey power projection in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and its effect on main Middle East issues to understand and assess the influence of these two regional players on the general organization capability in managing of security challenges in the Middle East.