By using the core insights of the constructivist approach in International Relations, this book analyzes the foreign policy behavior of Turkey. It argues that throughout its modern history, Turkey's foreign policy has been affected by its Western identity created in the years following the War of Independence.

1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. Modernization and the Construction of Official Idenity in The First Turkish Republic 4. Turkey and the West 5. Identity Crisis and Turkey's Search for Alternatives 6. Turkey and the Muslim Middle East 7. Turkey and Isreal: The Outsiders in the Middle East 8. Conclusion