Rethinking Greek-Turkish Relations Since 1999

Gökçe Bayindir Goularas, Hakan Sezgin Erkan

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9798216347293
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Greek–Turkish relations, despite some détente periods in their shared history, have been generally characterized by hostility and antagonism. But a significant breakthrough in Greek–Turkish relations was achieved in 1999, although certain signs of rapprochement were already present in the pre-1999 period. This date initiated a new era between the two countries thanks to a series of important events, such as the Helsinki summit, the earthquakes that occurred in 1999 in Turkey and in Greece, and the common initiatives of the Greek and Turkish Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Since then, bilateral relations have changed direction toward the positive.

In order to better understand contemporary Greek–Turkish relations, this book covers a number of different aspects including the current state of minorities, the development of the contemporary Turkish national discourse, the narratives of friendship between the two nations, the influence of electronic media for the reconciliation process, and the role of civil actors for changing the perception of the "other."

In a period where Greece is struggling to overcome its chronic financial problems and Turkey is being shaped by major political events, the relations between the two countries become highly important, especially in addition to their geographical position near a destabilized geopolitical region. This book is addressed to anyone who is interested in understanding the relations between Greece and Turkey today and in forecasting their future relations—and, by consequence, the future of the eastern Mediterranean area.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Rethinking Greek–Turkish Relations Since 1999
• Rethinking Greek–Turkish Relations Since 1999
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1
• Neo-Ottomanism, a Book, and Bilateral Perceptions
• Chapter 2
• The
• in Greece and Turkey after 1999
• Chapter 3
• From Excitement to Boredom
• Chapter 4
• The Impact of SYRIZA Politics on Turkish-Greek Relations
• Chapter 5
• Negative and Positive Approaches to Turkish-Greek Relations since 1999 across Three Turkish Newspapers
• Chapter 6
• The Outlook on Turkish-Greek Economic Relations with a Special Emphasis on Post-1999 Era
• Chapter 7
• The Role of Greece and Turkey as Energy Hubs in the Region
• Chapter 8
• From “Imagined” to “Virtual Communities”
• Chapter 9
• Civil Actors of GreekTurkish Rapprochement
• Conclusion
• Index
• About the Editors and Contributors