Erdogan's Empire: Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East
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- Author：Soner Çağaptay
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Summary
Gradually since 2003， Turkey's autocratic leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought to make Turkey a great power -- in the tradition of past Turkish leaders from the late Ottoman sultans to Ataturk， the founder of modern Turkey。 Here the leading authority Soner Cagaptay， author of The New Sultan -- the first biography of President Erdogan -- provides a masterful overview of the power politics in the Middle East and Turkey's place in it。
Erdogan has picked an unorthodox model in the context of recent Turkish history， attempting to cast his country as a stand-alone Middle Eastern power。 In doing so Turkey has broken ranks with its traditional Western allies， including the United States and has embraced an imperial-style foreign policy which has aimed to restore Turkey's Ottoman-era reach into the Arabian Middle East and the Balkans。
Today， in addition to a domestic crackdown on dissent and journalistic freedoms， driven by Erdogan's style of governance， Turkey faces a hostile world。 Ankara has nearly no friends left in the Middle East， and it faces a threat from resurgent historic adversaries: Russia and Iran。 Furthermore， Turkey cannot rely on the unconditional support of its traditional Western allies。 Can Erdogan deliver Turkey back to safety？ What are the risks that lie ahead for him， and his country？ How can Turkey truly become a great power， fulfilling a dream shared by many Turks， the sultans， Ataturk， and Erdogan himself？
Erdogan has picked an unorthodox model in the context of recent Turkish history， attempting to cast his country as a stand-alone Middle Eastern power。 In doing so Turkey has broken ranks with its traditional Western allies， including the United States and has embraced an imperial-style foreign policy which has aimed to restore Turkey's Ottoman-era reach into the Arabian Middle East and the Balkans。
Today， in addition to a domestic crackdown on dissent and journalistic freedoms， driven by Erdogan's style of governance， Turkey faces a hostile world。 Ankara has nearly no friends left in the Middle East， and it faces a threat from resurgent historic adversaries: Russia and Iran。 Furthermore， Turkey cannot rely on the unconditional support of its traditional Western allies。 Can Erdogan deliver Turkey back to safety？ What are the risks that lie ahead for him， and his country？ How can Turkey truly become a great power， fulfilling a dream shared by many Turks， the sultans， Ataturk， and Erdogan himself？
Reviews
Max Berendsen
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Review to follow。
Georgia Kapitsaki
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I am not a fun of politics but I thought it would be nice to read this book to learn some things。 I did learn many things about Turkey and Erdogan。 The books contains so much information that is not easy to remember everything。 But I know have a better understanding of Turkey’s relation with many different countries （Russia， US， Iran， Syria etc。） and organisations （PKK， YPG etc。）。
Adnan Bilbeisi
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كتاب موجز لرحلة أردوغان في الحكم، وما كان قبله من "كماليين" وطبيعة علاقتهم المشحونة。يستعرض أيضًا مشاكل الدولة الحديثة في كل جانب ومحاولاتها لتكون لاعب إقليمي وأحيانا دولي。الفصل الأخير كان متميزًا عن غيره، إذ عرض الكاتب رأيه الشخصي بعد طول موضوعية وناقش فكرة قابلية تركيا أن تكون الدولة التي يحلم بها الرجل منذ عقدين في الحكم。أنصح به لكل من يرى أردوغان بعدسة واحدة ويزعم أنه "الخليفة" أو حتى "عميل الغرب" هذه تجربتي الأولى في كتب السياسة، وأجد أن قناعتي الأولى بعد قرائتي له أن كتابًا مثله يُقرأ في حا كتاب موجز لرحلة أردوغان في الحكم، وما كان قبله من "كماليين" وطبيعة علاقتهم المشحونة。يستعرض أيضًا مشاكل الدولة الحديثة في كل جانب ومحاولاتها لتكون لاعب إقليمي وأحيانا دولي。الفصل الأخير كان متميزًا عن غيره، إذ عرض الكاتب رأيه الشخصي بعد طول موضوعية وناقش فكرة قابلية تركيا أن تكون الدولة التي يحلم بها الرجل منذ عقدين في الحكم。أنصح به لكل من يرى أردوغان بعدسة واحدة ويزعم أنه "الخليفة" أو حتى "عميل الغرب" هذه تجربتي الأولى في كتب السياسة، وأجد أن قناعتي الأولى بعد قرائتي له أن كتابًا مثله يُقرأ في حالتين: - فور صدوره- أو بعد مرور تغير واضح في ماجريات الأمور فالسياسة متغيرة دائمًا، ومرور زمن قصير على الكتاب يستدعي إعادة التفكير في كل احتمال جديد يطرأ على الساحة مع العلم أنه لن يكون الأخير، فالسياسة تتغير بتغير المصالح。أو ببساطة قراءته بعد انطواء صفحة الشخصية الرئيسية كي تكون الموازين ثابتة، وتتضح الرؤية كاملة عن مسيرة السياسي。 。。。more
Meral Ma
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Good Overview of Turkish Foreign Policy and Thinking before and after Erdogan。Filled my gaps in a lot of issus，especially the turkish view of Syria（although I think the author has a bit of a bias for the Turkish view）。Erdogans views of the past really are shaped by the Kemalist （very Flawed） portray of the Ottoman empire，trying to restore a cliche than actual reality。 Ottomanism the author points out is not some secret plan or coherent strategy but of a feeling （For Turks） or perception （For Out Good Overview of Turkish Foreign Policy and Thinking before and after Erdogan。Filled my gaps in a lot of issus，especially the turkish view of Syria（although I think the author has a bit of a bias for the Turkish view）。Erdogans views of the past really are shaped by the Kemalist （very Flawed） portray of the Ottoman empire，trying to restore a cliche than actual reality。 Ottomanism the author points out is not some secret plan or coherent strategy but of a feeling （For Turks） or perception （For Outsiders） what Turkey is and should do。Reads a bit dry，almost like a textbook。Recommended for beginners 。。。more
Evan Binos
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Warts in all in relation to his Foreign Policy of the last 20 years。Great book
Bill Perrin
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A few comments。1。 A good proportion of the early sections of this book are shared with another of Cagaptay’s books， which is a little disappointing。 Some fresh approached to the shared topics would have been appreciated。2。 The coverage of the Gulen movement is rather flimsy。 It is approached by what Erdogan did in response to the movement and failed to discuss the platform of the Gulen movement and the Gulen attitude to domestic and foreign policy。3。 I would like to read a rigorous academic appr A few comments。1。 A good proportion of the early sections of this book are shared with another of Cagaptay’s books， which is a little disappointing。 Some fresh approached to the shared topics would have been appreciated。2。 The coverage of the Gulen movement is rather flimsy。 It is approached by what Erdogan did in response to the movement and failed to discuss the platform of the Gulen movement and the Gulen attitude to domestic and foreign policy。3。 I would like to read a rigorous academic appraisal of the information and approach taken in this book。 I feel that Cagaptay’s analysis suffers from his standpoint of an expatriate critic with a chip on his shoulder， and the chip having flown off an American block of wood， before landing on his shoulder。4。 Small point but irritating。 Macedonia is not a country; the country of Northern Macedonia and Bosnia is not a country， the name is Bosnia and Herzegovina。 。。。more
Ahmed Afifi
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4\5
Denise
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Dry and too sparse in criticism IMO， but quite informative。 The book explores recent Turkish political history， particularly since Erdogan came to power， and the country's pivot away from the West and towards the Middle East under his rule。 While I assume the many short sections with occasionally rather "creative" headings were meant to make to give the reader a better overview， I found it rather hinders the reading flow。 Dry and too sparse in criticism IMO， but quite informative。 The book explores recent Turkish political history， particularly since Erdogan came to power， and the country's pivot away from the West and towards the Middle East under his rule。 While I assume the many short sections with occasionally rather "creative" headings were meant to make to give the reader a better overview， I found it rather hinders the reading flow。 。。。more
JM
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Informative， but I found it hard to follow。
Kryštof Selucký
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