Devlet kalkınma kurumlarının orta ölçek güçteki ülkelere etkisi: TİKA'nın 2002-2018 dönemi Türkiye Somali ve Bosna-Hersek dış politikasına etkisi

This thesis examines the relationship between state development agencies and middle power countries' foreign policy. Theoretically, this relationship was explored at two levels: a) state-level and b) the sub-state level. Through both primary and secondary empirical data collected, the theoretical framework was studied by using Turkey's development and cooperation agency, TİKA's, influence on Turkish foreign policy on Somalia and Bosnia and Herzegovina between 2002 and 2018 as a case study. Turkey has been rising middle power state since in early 2000s and the use of development aid through TİKA as a foreign policy instrument, has been considered one of the key successes in establishing a prestigious presence in the international arena. The study puts an emphasis on the state agencies' role in shaping foreign policy implementation through its behaviors where development aid is delivered. It argues that the more effective a development aid agency works where the aid is delivered, the more effective a middle power country can implement its foreign policy objectives in its relations with the aid receiving country. Ultimately, this research is a scholarly attempt to answer two main questions: a) what is a middle power country? Moreover, b) do state development agencies positively or negatively affect middle power countries' foreign policies? Keywords: Middle Power, State Agencies, Development Aid, Behavioral Approach, Foreign Policy