Türkiye's diplomacy towards the Gulf states after the 2017 Gulf crisis

international and political journal

Authors

  • Assist.Lec. Mohammed Karim Aliwi

Keywords:

diplomacy, Türkiye, Gulf states, Gulf crisis

Abstract

Turkey emerged as a prominent regional power during the Gulf crisis, playing a vital role in the Gulf region. It tries to mediate the crisis from its inception, with the Turkish president sending a delegation in early June 2017 to meet with officials in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. This effort yielded no notable results, and Ankara was quickly surprised by the blockade and severance of ties with Qatar on June 5, 2017. This has prompted the Turkish government, which had signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Qatar in 2014 to urgently request parliamentary ratification of the agreement and to begin intensive efforts to activate the Turkish military base in Qatar. Ankara also quickly launched a large-scale airlift operation to provide food supplies to the Qatari market, whose supplies were affected by the blockade measures and the closure of Qatar's only land crossing with Saudi Arabia.

Additional Files

Published

2025-07-01

How to Cite

Aliwi, A. M. K. (2025). Türkiye’s diplomacy towards the Gulf states after the 2017 Gulf crisis: international and political journal . The International and Political Journal, 63(63), 461–476. Retrieved from https://ipj.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/political/article/view/461