Abstract:
This research attemps to describe the Turkish Foregin Policy towards
European Union during the reign of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2002 through
2010. Turkish foreign policy has undergone some significant changes. Turkish
foreign policy doctrine adopt "Strategic Depth " formulated by the Turkish
Foreign Minister, Ahmed Davutoglu which is significantly different from Turkish
foreign policy before 2002.
Researcher uses decision making theory by William D. Choplin .This research is
descriptive qualitative research method that uses descriptive-explanatory. Datas
in this research is taken from books, journals, internet, reports, ,and other
references.
This research show that during the reign of Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish Foreign Policy is not only focus on Western States but also on Middle
East which give it impact to Turkey’s relations with European Union.
Keyword: Turkey, Foreign Policy, Turkish Foreign Policy, Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, Strategic Depth, European Union.
