ABSTRACT
Multidimensional relations have protected Turkey and Israel from the effects of political crises. The main question of this article is how Turkey-Israel relations impact Turkish Jews business representatives. Interviews with Turkish Jewish businesspeople, who are primarily influenced by the developments in foreign policy due to their international business volumes, answered the question of how Turkish Jews were influenced by foreign policy, and emphasised the importance of minorities in foreign policy issues. The article explores the role of minorities in foreign policy and sheds light on how ethnic minorities, who are viewed as secondary agents in foreign policy, are influenced by the Turkey-Israel relations.
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Notes
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20. Ibid.
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28. Ibid., 314–316
29. Tür, “Economic Relations with the Middle East Under the AKP,” 594–598.
30. Aviv, “Israel, Turkey, and the Turkish Jewish Community,” 87.
31. Bardakçı, “Turkey’s New Middle East Policy,” 448.
32. Çakmak and Ustaoğlu, “Politics vs. trade,” 316; and Kirişçi and Kaptanoğlu, “The Politics of Trade and Turkish Foreign Policy,” 705, 715.
33. Çınar, “Turkey’s Western or Muslim Identity and the AKP’s,” 187.
34. Inbar, “Israeli-Turkish Tensions and Beyond,” 33.
35. See note 29 above.
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Kivilcim Romya Bilgin
Kivilcim Romya Bilgin is an Associate Professor at Baskent University, Faculty of Communication.
S. Sezgin Mercan
S. Sezgin Mercan is an Associate Professor at Baskent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Political Science and International Relations.
Yelda Ongun
Yelda Ongun is a Professor at Baskent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Political Science and International Relations.
F. Senem Gungor
F. Senem Gungor is an Associate Professor at Baskent University, Faculty of Communication, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Communication.
Haluk Karadag
Haluk Karadag is an Associate Professor at Baskent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Political Science and International Relations.
Ahmet K. Han
Ahmet K. Han is Professor at Beykoz University, department of Political Science and International Relations as well as Vice President of Turkish Democracy Foundation.