Ontological Insecurity, Anxiety, and Hubris: An Affective Account of Turkey-KRG Relations

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Kayhan Pusane Ö., Ilgıt A.

ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, cilt.19, sa.73, ss.95-111, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 73
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.33458/uidergisi.1085441
  • Dergi Adı: ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, vLex, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.95-111
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ontological security, emotions, identity, foreign policy change, Turkish foreign policy, WORLD-POLITICS, POLICY CHANGE, SECURITY, IDENTITY, FOREIGN, (IN)SECURITY, REFERENDUM, SELF
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Given Iraqi Kurds' special place in Turkey's 'biographical narrative,' Turkey-Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) relations are not simply strategic or economic but also highly affectively charged. These relations involve emotional encounters filled with anxiety, pride, anger, and disappointment that generate concerns for not only Turkey's physical security but also its ontological security. This paper traces the emotional context of TurkeyKRG relationship. It suggests that a combination of Turkey's deep-rooted 'anxiety' and 'hubris' toward the Iraqi Kurds prevented the emergence of a close partnership between these two actors and fostered merely a 'fragile rapprochement' since 2008.