Abstract:

The main objective of this study is to analyze the pledges concerning foreign policy expressed by the participating political parties either as part of their election programs or election manifestos during the general election of 1987, and to study the laws related to foreign policy that were made by the Grand National Assembly during its 18th term, while at the same time offering a comparison and an evaluation of these pledges and the subsequent laws that were made regarding foreign policy. Within the scope of the study, it was identified that the pledges made by the political parties which participated in the general election of 1987 were related to foreign policy issues. The foreign policy issues of the said period have been identified as Turkey’s accession bid to the EU, the issue of Northern Cyprus, the issue of the Aegean islands and Turks living abroad. It can be seen that, in addition to pledges regarding these issues, political parties also made pledges to develop Turkey’s relationship with its neighbors, Muslim countries, the West and the USA. It was therefore established that the Grand National Assembly made numerous laws on foreign policy during its 18th term. It was established that these laws dealt with the issue of participation in diplomatic, legal, social, economic and international agreements. It was observed that some of the foreign policy issues were not dealt with successfully. Keywords: Foreign Policy, Political Party, General Election, Law, Agreement.

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