TY - JOUR ID - 61763 TI - KURDISH DIASPORA AND GEOPOLITICAL INTERESTS ROLE IN TURKEY’S STRATEGY TRANSITION IN IRAQ AND SYRIA KURDISTAN REGIONS(2003-2015) JO - POLITICAL QUARTERLY JA - JPQ LA - en SN - 1735-9678 AU - Sadeghi, Seyed Shamseddin AU - Rahimi, Ahmad AD - Assnistat Professor; Political Science and International Relations, Razi University AD - M.A in Political Science, Razi University Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 47 IS - 2 SP - 411 EP - 430 KW - Kurd KW - Iraq KW - Syria KW - Turkey KW - Strategy DO - 10.22059/jpq.2017.61763 N2 - Kurds dispersion is the main concern of Turkey’s Meddle East foreign policy since 1920 decade and it has experienced different kinds of policies in dealing with kurds in Iraq, Syria and its own kurds. In these years before Justice and Development party coming to power, Turkey’s policy against its own kurds was based on denial and opposing and against kurds in Iraq and Syria have had security oriented approach. With Justice and Development coming to power we are seeing a move to reforms within Turkey that goes to accept Kurds identity and give them freedom and social and political rights. About kurds over the borders turkey has obtained two different behaviors. In the case of Iraqi Kurdistan, Turkey is seeking to make Strategic relation with Kurdistan Regional Government and against Syrian kurds has obtained a Security oriented policy. Turkey’s political and economic situations and its strategic considerations to become a regional hegemon have made Turkey officials to change its strategy against Kurdish question. With regarding these considerations, this research is intended to find an answer for this question: what transition has been occurred in Turkey’s Strategy against kurds in Iraq and Syria? To answer this question this research evaluates this hypothesis: For some internal Security and economic considerations, Turkey has obtained a strategic cooperation approach with Kurdistan Regional Government for marginalize Syrian kurds movements and attract its own kurds to the Turkey. UR - https://jpq.ut.ac.ir/article_61763.html L1 - https://jpq.ut.ac.ir/article_61763_cccacd4955b62b783d9e687822f67d1c.pdf ER -