Explaining the components of geopolitical interests in Iran-Turkey foreign relations

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1 Department of Political Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran Department of Political Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran گروه جغرافیای سیاسی ، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس ، تهران Group

2 Director of the Department of Political Geography, Tarbiat Modares University

3 Faculty member of Political Geography Department, Tarbiat Modares University

Abstract

Geopolitical interests are considered an integral part of the national interests of any territorial state. By identifying the influential components of this concept and the extent of their impact on bilateral relations, foreign relations between countries can be analyzed more accurately. Iran-Turkey relations have historically been influenced by the two countries' geopolitical interests on a national, regional and international scale. This research has investigated the components of geopolitical interests in the relations between the two countries using a descriptive-analytical method, and using a field and library method. He also used the T-Tet test in the data analysis and hypothesis testing section, and the Friedman test in the component ranking section. The results showed that the components of geopolitical interests in the foreign relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey can be classified into 8 dimensions: political, geographical, geoeconomic, geoculture, geostrategy, cyberspace-media, science-technology and ecology. Also, according to the ranking of components, the geographical component had the most and the ecological component had the least impact on the relations between the two countries.

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Geopolitics Quarterly

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 25 July 2022

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History

  • Receive Date: 24 September 2021
  • Revise Date: 29 January 2022
  • Accept Date: 25 July 2022

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