المسؤولية التاريخية كمصدر لمطالبة تركيا بالزعامة الشرق أوسطية

Abstract EN

The historical responsibility discourse is one of the most important ideational sources used by Turkey to be the leader of the Middle East.

This discourse was linked to the “Neo-Ottomanism” approach that indicate the identity of the Turkish state, as the Turkish Republic is the heir of the lost Ottoman Sultanate of its Arab and Islamic extension.

The purpose of this study is to investigate How Turkey use the idea of Historical Responsibility to claim the Middle Eastern leader role.

The study tended to discuss the hypothesis that states with an imperial past were historically responsible to the states within the geographical areas under their influence and, thus, considered themselves a "normal leader" of this areas and act accordingly.