Frozen in Time while Icebergs are Melting: Turkiye's Climate Policy

GÖKPINAR F. B., Aktas O.

ALL AZIMUTH-A JOURNAL OF FOREIGN POLICY AND PEACE, no.2, pp.219-240, 2023 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.20991/allazimuth.1310622
  • Journal Name: ALL AZIMUTH-A JOURNAL OF FOREIGN POLICY AND PEACE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.219-240
  • Keywords: Climate Change, Turkiye, Tripartite Approach, Foreign Policy Analysis, European Green Deal
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this paper, we adopt Walter Carlsnaes'tripartite approach in order to scrutinize the consistency of Turkiye's climate policy with changing climate regimes. We explain the actor-structure duality in climate policy through the interaction of climate regimes and Turkiye's climate policy. The paper reveals the causality behind the policies implemented by Turkiye as a result of its core values and preferences, and explains their continuities. Finally, we address the potential of the European Green Deal to influence Turkiye's preferences, and therefore its climate policy.