Turkey – A country put aside and perceived to be “the other”, yet still alluring

Abstract

This article explains the notion of the reconstruction in the man`s mental construct created by various information produced by different information tools. It can be said that the geopolitical perception would also change for this reconstruction. Geopolitical perception that Turkey currently has, has changed due to the relations with EU and social and political developments in the Middle East. Such a change also alters the societies` and countries` perception of political and global identity. Geopolitical thought necessitates the actualization of geography`s role in the intergovernmental relations. There is no uniformity between the state and public in Turkey about the matter of the global relations. But, the state cannot be accepted as a different unity from the society. It is thought that the relationships and developments will reconstruct the geopolitical perception, and in the end, it will bring a new stance. This stance may be an influential element and precursor of a new concept in the international relations that will last for years.