Turkey and the West
David Barchard
RKP
Turkey is strategically important to the West, yet set apart by its geographical location, political system and level of economic development. Turkey’s political and economic situation, its foreign policy and all aspects of its relations with the Western world are examined in this paper. The author concludes by assessing the likely costs and benefits of closer Turkish relations with the West, and reviewing the ways in which those relations might evolve.
David Barchard has been Ankara Correspondent for the Financial Times since 1983 and has worked in Turkey as a broadcaster and journalist since 1985; He has written articles on Turkish politics, intellectual history and economics for a number of journals and periodicals, and has worked on Turkish history and politics for more than a decade. | 
