Consequences of the identity attitude towards the West in the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey (the period of Justice and Development Party)

The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey (the Justice and Development Party period) has been influenced by the identity attitude towards the West in recent decades. identity; As a tool for making the foreign policy of both countries, it has had a significant impact on the formation of the concept of national interests. The definition of the leaders of Iran and Turkey from the West has been the basis for the definition of national interests. The basic question of this article is the comparison of the consequences of the way of looking at the West in the foreign policy of Iran and Turkey, and it has also been tried to make this comparison within the framework of the constructivist theory. The consequences of the identity attitude towards the West were compared in issues such as the transformation of discourse power into objective power, the continuity and discontinuity of international policies, the exploitation of geopolitical capacities, the level of development and the relationship between domestic and foreign policy. Therefore, Iran's national interests are based on identity and value-based achievements, and Turkey's national interests are based on economic priorities. Therefore, Iran's national interests are based on identity and value-based achievements, and Turkey's national interests are based on economic priorities.