Turkey in Search of Regional Allies

It seems there are at least two principal schools in Turkish foreign policy namely Eurasianism and Europeanism. Each school has its cons and pros. The Europeanists adhere to Turkey’s integration to Europe while the Eurasianists adhere to Turkey’s closer ties with Eurasia. Few factors may be named as influencing Turkey’s foreign policy orientation in this regard, i.e., different Turkish governments` capacities, the dominant ideology in each government, the geographical and geopolitical factors as well as Europe’s policy towards Turkey specially with respect to its integration in Europe. In this paper we seek to examine Turkey’s key goals and interests in Eurasia by examining in particular its relations with Israel and Iran.