Recent rapprochement of Turkish and Qatari relations and the collapse of the GCC

Qatar, that is referred as a "small but effective state" in the literature, has differentiated itself from the others with its independent foreign policy from the neighboring countries in its region, competing with them and implementing an active foreign policy during the Arab Spring process in the region, and the investments it has made to develop alliances and has come to the fore more than the countries in the region. Qatar, which may face many external threats in its region for these reasons, has come under the influence of the United States of America (U.S), which cares primarily about its natural resources, in order to protect its national integrity and minimize security problems, and on the other hand, it has taken steps to create other allies by using its financially powerful instruments in its foreign policy. Qatar has investments worth 335 billion dollars in the countries of the world from fashion to real estate, from finance to industry, and from tourism to retail. With an investment volume of 18 billion dollars, Turkey has become the seventh country that invests the most in Turkey and has been frequently featured in the press in this respect. Qatar has created the image of a rich country with its large volume of investments and has managed to become popular in the world agenda with this aspect. As of 2015, Qatar accelerated its company investments and made approximately 7 billion dollars of company purchases in Turkey. Economic and trade relations between the two countries have begun to develop with these investments. Along with the Gulf Crisis, the development of military and diplomatic relations makes Qatar an important actor for Turkey as well. Keywords: Türkiye, Foreign Policy, Qatar Relations, Gulf Cooperation Council, Tamim, Erdoğan