Turkish-Saudi Relations: A Regional Perspective (۲۰۰۳-۲۰۱۵)

The article aims to understand how the relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia have evolved in the ۲۰۰۰s, through applying the regional level of analysis. It examines how the regional relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia, which ranges between regional cooperation and regional competition, affected the political, economic and military relations between Ankara and Riyadh through the period of study between ۲۰۰۳ until ۲۰۱۵ and how Saudi- Turkish relations affected Iran’s regional status. The hypothesis posed in response to the question is the regional context, which impacted the Turkish-Saudi relations positively after the US invasion of Iraq and negatively during the Arab uprisings and more specifically in the Egyptian uprising in ۲۰۱۳. In case, of Syria, the high level of coordination appeared since ۲۰۱۴. The Regional Security Complex Theory, Securitization and De-Securitization will be implemented to understand the regional interaction between Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East and its effects on Iran.

کلیدواژه ها:

Turkish Foreign Policy ، Saudi foreign policy ، Iran Regional Status the Middle East and the Arab Spring