A Divided Government, an Ideological Parliament, and an Insecure Leader: Turkey's Indecision about Joining the Iraq War

• Published in: Social science quarterly Vol. 94; no. 1; pp. 217 - 241
• Main Authors: TAYDAS, Zeynep, OZDAMAR, Özgür
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2013; Southwestern Social Science Association; Wiley
• Subjects: 21st century; AK Parti; Decision Making; Decisions; Divided Government; Elites; Foreign Policy; Foreign policy making; Government cabinets; Government officials; Iraq; Iraq War; Iraq War-2003; Leadership; Legislative Bodies; Mass Media; Of General Interest; Parliament; Parliamentary system; Parliamentary Systems; Parliaments; Political leadership; Political parties; Political sociology; Political systems, parties and institutions; Prime ministers; Social sciences; Sociology; Turkey; Voting; War; Turkey; Iraq; United States > US; Foreign Policy; Decision Making; Leadership; Political elite; Political leader; Warfare; Political Organization; Interviews; Parliament

Objectives. On March 1, 2003, the Turkish parliament rejected a government motion that would involve Turkey in the Iraq war and allow U.S. forces to use Turkish territory in an offensive against Iraq. This decision has been considered as a significant departure from traditional Western-oriented Turk...