Stabilizing Disarray in the Muslim World: Turkey and the European Union

This study focuses on the growth of transnational forces and increased globalinterdependence in the Post-Cold War period, posing serious challenges toconservative regimes in the Middle East – manifested by popular uprisings foreconomic and political change, beginning 2010 in Tunisia. Since then the Arabstates of Middle East are in turmoil. The situation has become complex due tothe presence of Al-Qaeda network and ISIS (‘Islamic’ State of Iraq and Syria)radicals in the Middle East and Mediterranean region. Such non state extremists groups are a collective threat to future Europe also. On the other hand various countries of the Middle East and gulf region, have been engaged in waging the proxy wars against each other in order to achieve their specific objectives. Geographically, historically and politically Turkey has been a bridge between Middle East and Europe. The underlying assumption of this study establishes Turkey’s matured foreign policy not only as a model for struggling states of the Muslim World but holds keys to emerging threats to Europe. The study explores possibilities of Turkey to be central player not only for the resolution of regional issues but also as an active player at the global level