The role of presidents in foreign policy making since the foundation of Turkish Republic

In the wake of Cold War changing dynamics of international politics bring about diversification of determinants of foreign policy. Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) provides an opportunity for analyzing the diversification by opening the "black-box" of the state. However, in the studies related with Turkish foreign policy, attempts to open the black-box the remain incapable in order to meet requirements of the diversification. The main concentration of the research is to fill the deficiency in the literature by investigating how a foreign policy output is shaped regarding role of the institutions and domestic powers. The study aims to investigate influence of the Presidents on foreign policy decision making and emphasize changing of the influence from a president to other president based on legal context within frame of authority given by the constitutions and balance of domestic political context involving de facto situation materialized beyond legal conditions. In addition, the presumption that the leadership styles of the Presidents shape their impact on the process will be discussed by using the leadership profile analysis method.