Turkey’s Perceptions of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (2013–2017)

Media and Think-Tanks Discourse Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID9647165
AuthorsNurettin Akçay (0000-0003-3725-0727, Shanghai University, corresponding author), Tang Qingye (Shanghai University), Qingye Tang (Shanghai University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume56
Issue2
Pages221-241
Publication date2020-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChina Report (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-4455 • E-ISSN: 0973-063X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0009445520916877
OpenAlexW3022889037
LanguageEN
Citations received6

This article takes an empirical approach to Turkey’s perceptions of China’s proposal to build a Community of a Shared Future for Mankind and begin the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by examining data from Turkey’s mainstream media, think-tanks, academic and business fields, and social media sources. The findings demonstrate that, despite Turkey’s geological position, the degree of concern for a Community of a Shared Future and the BRI is not high enough. There are positive and negative evaluations. The positive evaluation is mainly related to the importance of BRI with regard to Turkey’s economy, business, infrastructure construction and the national rejuvenation, while the negative side is about China’s aim, cultural security and the disputes between the two countries. To deal with such cognitive differences, China needs to boost the publicity of the initiative and form a better understanding about Turkish domestic needs. China and Turkey should also seek to strengthen people-to-people ties

Business · China · Mainstream · Perception · Political science · Position (finance · Public relations · Publicity · Sociology · Turkish · Belt and Road Initiative · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Psychology · Turkey's Politics and Society

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