The central argument of Dr Ozkan's topic is rather than following Neo-Ottomanist path, Turkey's foreign policy shifted towards Islamism since AKP came to power in 2002. The lecture seeks to analyze theoretical and ideological sources of Ahmet Davutoğlu’s Islamist foreign policy approach and how the Arab Spring affected Turkish foreign policy toward the Middle East.
Event Details
LSE MIDDLE EAST CENTRE AND CENTRE FOR POLICY AND RESEARCH ON TURKEY EVENT
Speaker: Dr Behlul Ozkan, Marmara University
Chair: Dr Roham Alvandi, LSE
Date: Thursday 07 November 2013
Time: 18.30-20.00
Location: Room 2.04, New Academic Building, LSE
Attendance: This event is free and open to all on a first come first served basis
Speaker
Behlül Özkan completed his PhD at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 2009. His book “From the Abode of Islam to the Turkish Vatan” was published by Yale University Press in 2012. Currently he is teaching at Marmara University at the Department of Political Science and International Relations.