Özel, Soli
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Öğr. Gör.
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soli@khas.edu.tr
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Scholarly Output
17
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48
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Article Indispensable Even When Unreliable: an Anatomy of Turkish-American Relations(Canadian Institute of International Affairs, 2012) Özel, Soli; Özel, Soli[Abstract Not Available]Article Turkey's Dilemmas(2011) Özel, Soli; Özel, Soli; Özcan, GencerTurkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which prides itself on serving as a regional model of democratic governance, often pays lip service to human rights and democratic principles in its foreign policy. Yet when dealing with politically less than attractive regional partners, the AKP will frequently maintain public silence rather than risk harm to Turkish interests, particularly economic ones. Will the more robust human-rights policy that Turkey has begun to apply in the Middle East be extended to Ankara’s dealings with other parts of the world? This remains unclear, yet it seems obvious that the principles which the present AKP government has laid down as markers for future foreign-policy activities will tend to make it increasingly costly for Turkey to turn a blind eye to human-rights abuses abroad.Article Nato and Turkey in the Post-Cold War World: Between Abandonment and Entrapment(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2012) Güvenç, Serhat; Güvenç, Serhat; Özel, Soli; Özel, SoliFor the last two decades two fears have largely shaped Turkey's view of NATO. These are fears of entrapment and abandonment. Both are symptoms of a type of security dilemma that is peculiar to military alliances and coalitions. Both fears had their origins in the Cold War in the context of Turkey's 60-year-old NATO membership. They also led to the pursuit of autonomy in Turkish foreign policy both as a response strategy and as a strategic choice in its own right. While the former version featured a heavy dose of reliance on military means or hard power the latter version de-emphasized the military option in foreign policy and relied instead on soft power. A multitude of dynamics accounts for variations in the Turkish approach to NATO for the last two decades: Geography and regional considerations the transatlantic dynamics NATO's restructuring and transformation and Turkey's domestic dynamics. It may be suggested that NATO membership now looms large in the strategic calculations of the new Turkish elite in the aftermath of the Arab Awakening. This development might be the harbinger of the end of an era marked by fears and the pursuit of autonomy in Turkey's approach to NATO.Article The Return of the State and Its Alla Turca Version(Uluslararasi Iliskiler Konseyi dernegi, 2024) İzmen, Ümit; Özel, Soli; Özel, SoliEconomic nationalism and state intervention recently gained attraction in many countries including Turkey. This paper questions whether Turkey has changed its economic policy framework towards a statecentric model and, if so, whether these changes are well thought-out and sustainable. The examination of key areas of state capitalism, that is the monetary, industrial, trade, financial, and state economic enterprise (SEE) policies put forward in the officially adopted five-year plans and annual programs, suggests that the changes in the economic policy framework began after the 2008 global crisis and accelerated after the transition to a presidential system. Upon examination, the policy framework does not reflect a definitive, coherent, and wholistic approach but rather a pragmatic attitude that swings back and forth, which exposes the country to swings in the global system.Article Eu Policy Towards the Israel-Palestine Conflict: the Limitations of Mitigation Strategies(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Akgul-Acikmese, Sinem; Özel, Soli; Ozel, Soli; Akgül Açıkmeşe, SinemOver the decades, the EU has aimed at resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict through its Foreign and Security Policy (EUFSP) tools, with the 'two-state solution' as the over-arching principle for conflict resolution. This policy has been ineffective due to the contextual interplay of multipolar competition, regional fragmentation and EU-level internal contestation. Faced with these contextual constraints, the EU has employed a range of mitigation strategies: delegation as an institutional measure through its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions; multilateralisation as a diplomatic/coalitional measure through its participation in the Quartet and other multilateral platforms; and selective engagement as a functional measure through its trade ties with both actors and humanitarian aid policies in order to mitigate the impact of the contextual constraints. However, none of the EU's mitigation actions have adequately alleviated the impact of the three contextual constraints because of intra-regional sensitivities, divergences and violent clashes, as well as Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestinian lands with the protection of the United States (US).Article Indispensable Even When Unreliable an Anatomy of Turkish-american Relations(Canadian inst int Affairs, 2011) Ozel, Soli; Özel, Soli[No Abstract Available]Article Kehrtwende mit Fragezeichen: Erst Möchtegern-Spielmacher, dann Nebendarsteller, jetzt Partner der USA?(Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Auswartige Politik e.V., 2015) Özel, Soli[No abstract available]Book Part Turkey and the Syrian Crisis(Edinburgh University Press, 2023) Aslan, Yavuz Can; Özel, Soli[No abstract available]Article Turkey’s Green Imagination: the Spatiality of the Low-Carbon Energy Transition Within the Eu Green Deal(2023) Akcali, Emel; Akçalı, Emel; Görmüş, Evrim; Özel, Soli; Ozel, SoliThis article asks the extent to which the EU Green Deal influences the EU periphery today and builds on the spatial conditions of multiple, co-existing decarbonization pathways within the EU Green Deal while problematizing the ‘green imagination’ of Turkey as an immediate neighbour and a candidate country for membership in the EU. As such, it uncovers that the current low-carbon transition process in Turkey is prone to be shaped by the highly politicized energy market in an authoritarian neoliberal structure on the one hand, and Turkey’s priorities in energy issues and hard security on the other. The findings further reveal that Turkey’s efforts to use more domestic energy resources to meet its consumption needs might also interfere with its efforts and obligations to decarbonize its energy sector. The scrutiny into the low-carbon energy transition in Turkey accordingl contributes further insight into the consequences of the spatiality of such transitions in an authoritarian neoliberal context, and what other alternative policies can be imagined and put in practice. Thus, more empirical research is warranted to reveal the spatiality of the low-carbon energy transition across various geographical settings. At the same time, the article argues that both the EU and its partners such as Turkey should be weary of creating green utopias when redesigning their green-energy space since utopias tout court may not always stimulate large-scale change in a revolutionary way in terms of sustainability, feasibility, good practice, and inclusiveness in decision-making processes.Book Part A Moment of Elation: the Gezi Protests/Resistance and the Fading of the Akp Project(Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) Özel, Soli; Özel, SoliSoli Özel situates Gezi in a broader, more global, Y context and offers insights into the societal dynamics that might have led to the June protests. Pointing to the commonalities between social movements in countries as dissimilar as Thailand, Brazil, Ukraine and Greece (or indeed the Arab world), Özel stresses the role of the impoverished middle classes, who try to turn these protests into an opportunity to produce participatory and democratic political spaces. What was put into practice with these demonstrations in Turkey is a search for a new definition of citizenship, Özel argues, as well as "an attempt to enlarge the liberal-democratic space in Turkish politics".
