Turkey's Nuclear Ambition in the New Era
Throughout the previous decade, one of the main rhetorics in Turkish diplomacy was to become the fourth energy artery for Europe. Parallel to this motto, Turkey pursued a pro-active policy in the Middle East and Caspian Basin. However, it had to face political constraints in Iran and Iraq, whereas in the Caspian Basin could only succeed in finishing several projects in its own modest way. Even though Turkey is yet to succeed in becoming an energy hub, it is an important country for energy potential and existing policies. However, again mega projects like Nabucco, South Stream, Samsun Ceyhan and the Trans-Caspian Pipeline cannot be imagined without Turkey. Thus, looking back, Turkey strengthened its position on an international level and became one of the main actors in the energy sector in its region. Over the years, Turkey's strategy has shown energy business that it has a multidimensional character which is not only technical, but includes detailed policy that incorporates iss...