National and State Identity in Turkey

This study uses the concepts of national and state identity to examine Turkey’s domestic and international politics and explain how the country’s position in the international system has changed over the last ten years. State identity is understood as the end result of a transformed national identity, linking both domestic and international levels.

Toni Alaranta is senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The International System as an Interpreted Reality Chapter 3: The Struggle over National Identity Chapter 4: The Hegemonic Narrative of a "New Turkey" Chapter 5: The "New Turkey" and the West Chapter 6:Conclusion: Turkey's Transformed Status in the International System Bibliography