THE ORETICAL APPROACHES EXPLAINING THE GREAT POWER POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Middle East remains to be the most important crisis region in the world after the cold war. Turkey which is an important part of this geographic region has shown an active profile recently, paralleling her socio-economic progress. During this period it is necessary, more than ever, to have a good knowledge of social sciences and theoretical approaches to the international relations. The international system has become so complicated so that it is almost impossible to analyze the problems without theoretical approaches. In this study, theoretical concepts that were developed for the region have been presented and compared in order to better analyze the international politics for the region.