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The period after 2002: the tightening of relations between Iran and Turkey and the future prospects

2018; Comillas Pontifical University; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

2386-5776

Charalambos Tsardanidis,

Islamic Studies and History

espanolEl curso de las relaciones Iran-Turquia de los ultimos treinta anos reflejan de alguna manera los dos grandes cambios globales: en primer lugar, la reduccion de la securitizacion en favor de la economia de cooperacion y, en segundo lugar, la creciente importancia de la cooperacion regional como resultado de la aparicion de un mundo multipolar. El refuerzo de las relaciones de Turquia con Iran comenzo a hacerse mas fuerte en 2002. Las razones que han llevado a este empoderamiento fueron las siguientes: primera, la llegada al poder del partido moderado Partido de la Justicia y el Desarrollo (AKP) y la aparicion, un poco mas tarde, de Recep Tayyip Erdogan como primer ministro. Segunda, la presencia de Estados Unidos en Afganistan e Iraq. Tercera, la convergencia de la politica exterior de ambos paises con respecto a Oriente Medio. Cuarta, el descontento de Turquia con Occidente y la formacion de nuevas politicas exteriores hacia Oriente Medio. Quinta, el criterio economico tambien ha jugado un papel. La intensa cooperacion entre los dos Estados parece que se suspendio en 2011 debido a los problemas que surgieron ese ano. Estos problemas son: por un lado Iran se nego a hacer concesiones economicas a Turquia. Por otro lado, el resurgimiento de la competicion entre ambos en el mayor territorio de Oriente Medio, sobre todo tras la Primavera arabe. Sin embargo, la insurrecion de los Sunitas contra el regimen sirio ha probado ser el factor mas decisivo en las relaciones Iran-Turquia, aunque ambos paises trabajan junto para combatir el nacionalismo kurdo. EnglishThe course of Iran-Turkey relations over the past thirty years, reflects in some way two wider global changes. First, the reduction of securitization for the sake of economic cooperation, and second, the increasing importance of regional co-operation as a result of the emergence of a multi-polar world. The tightening of Turkey’s relations with Iran began to strengthen after 2002.The reasons that led to this empowerment were the following: first, the rise to power of the moderate Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the emergence, a bit later, of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as prime minister. Second, the presence of the United States in Afghanistan and in Iraq. Third, the convergence of Turkey’s and Iran’s foreign policies of Turkey and Iran on the issues of Middle East. Fourth, Turkey’s disappointment with West and the shape of a new foreign policy towards the Middle East. Fifth, economic criteria have also played a role. Intense cooperation between the two states seems to be suspended from 2011 due to certain problems that came up. These problems are: First, Iran’s refusal to make economic concessions to Turkey. Secondly, the re-emergence of their prolonged competition in the broadest region of the Middle East, especially after the Arab Spring. However, the most decisive factor in the Iran-Turkey relations proved to be the armed insurgency of the Sunnis against the Syrian regime, although both countries are working together to combat Kurdish nationalism.