Iran and Turkey

Chapter 1
Introduction
Literature Review: A critique
Determinants of Turkish-Iranian relations: A justification
Methodology: An Interdisciplinary and Comparative Examination from a Multi-actor Perspective
Conclusion

Chapter 2
Determinants of the Iranian- Turkish relations: A Historical Review
The Role of the Elites: Army and Ulama versus Army and Ayatollahs
Turkish versus Iranian Republicanism: International Interference as an External Force
The Influence of the Cold War on Turkish-Iranian Politics
Islamist Turkey versus Islamic Iran: The Impact of Foreign Policy Principles
Conclusion

Chapter 3
Turkey-Iran Relations during the Cold War
The Iranian Revolution and its Impact on the Cold War
Non-state Actors as Facilitator of State Foreign Policy
Iraq as factor under the prism of Gulf War I
External Interference: The US Role versus Soviet Influence
Economics of War: Iranian-Turkish Economic and Political Alliances
Conclusion


Chapter 4
Turkish-Iranian Relations in the 1990s: The Impact of Gulf War II and the Consolidation of the Kurdish Status
The Impact of Gulf War II on Turkish-Iranian relations
Gulf War II and its Aftermath: The Role of the Kurds
Conclusion


Chapter 5
The Iraq War and the Rise of Non-state actors (2001-2010)
The Role of Iraq in the formulation of Turkish- Iranian relations: Political and Economic Considerations
Non-state Actors in Iranian and Turkish foreign policies: The Kurds as A Force for Change
Iranian-Turkish Rapprochement: International and Regional Structures
Epilogue: Towards A Conceptual Analysis
Conclusion


Chapter 6
Turkish- Iranian Relations under the Lens of the Syrian Crisis: A New Era for Middle Eastern Politics The Syrian Factor
Conclusion

Chapter 7
Conclusions and Conceptualisations
Empirical and Conceptual Implications
A New Pattern of Alliances: The International Dimension
Theoretical Framework: A model of multi-dimensional interrelations
Conclusion

List of Figures
Appendix
Bibliography