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Middle East Review of International Affairs
Essential Friends and Natural Enemies: The Historic Roots of Turkish-Iranian Relations
by Gokhan Cetinsaya
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Abstract
This article outlines Turkish-Iranian relations since the early 1820s from the viewpoint of the Turkish political and military elite. The author argues that Turkish-Iranian relations have basically been determined by historical, geographic, strategic and cultural dimensions rather than leaders (the Shah or Khomeini), regimes (the monarchy or the republic), or ideologies (secular or Islamic).
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Note *: Gokhan Cetinsaya is an Associate Professor at Istanbul Technical University in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. Back