Turkey’s standing as an emerging power has evolved since the turn of the 21st century and its new forays into regions such as central Asia, Africa and Latin America have attracted wide international attention. From its initiatives in the Horn of Africa to its involvement in civil wars in the Middle East, Ankara’s formulation of a ‘new’ Turkish foreign policy reflected changing domestic and external factors as well as an overall trend away from Western orientation to emerging power foreign policy.

Analysing the interplay between domestic and external drivers of Ankara’s foreign policy outreach will allow us to better grasp Turkey’s engagement with international politics. LSE IDEAS Turkey and the World aims to contribute to academic and policy debates on contemporary trends in Turkish foreign policy.