Turkey's relations with the Middle East: political encounters after the Arab Spring

Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Politics of Power Amidst the Uprisings of Hope -- References -- Part I: The Turkish Model and the Arab Spring -- Chapter 2: Turkish Foreign Policy, the Arab Spring, and the Syrian Crisis: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back -- Established Status Quo in the Middle East and the Arab Spring -- Turkey´s ``People-Based´´ Initiative: Neo-Ottomanism and Zero Problems with Neighbors Policy -- From the ``Arab Spring´´ to the ``Turkish Autumn´´ -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Eurocentrism Awakened: The Arab Uprisings and the Search for a ``Modern´´ Middle East -- Conceptualizing Eurocentrism -- Eurocentric Images of the 2011 Arab Uprisings -- ``Civilizing´´ the Middle East Through the Turkish Model -- Overcoming the Eurocentric Narratives over Turkey and the Middle East -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Model for the Middle East -- What Is the Turkish Model? -- Turkey´s New Middle East Policy: Neo-Ottomanism? -- The Post-2011 Middle East and the Inner Contradictions of the Turkish Model -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Ties that Bind: Popular Uprisings and the Politics of Neoliberalism in the Middle East -- The Twisted Paths of Neoliberal Restructuring in Egypt and Turkey -- Coda: Beyond Tahrir and Gezi -- References -- Part II: Turkey´s Relations with Middle Eastern Powers After the Arab Spring -- Chapter 6: Political Chaos in Iraq, ISIS, and Turkish Foreign Policy: The High Cost of the Westphalian Delusion -- The Westphalian Delusion and the Problem of ``State´´ in the Middle East -- The Emergence and the Legacy of Autocratic Regimes -- The Failed State and the Rise of ISIS -- Turkish Foreign Policy and ISIS -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: The Arab Spring and Turkish-Iranian Relations, 2011-2016