Foreign policy of the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan government Foreign policy of the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan government The foreign policy of the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan government concerns the policy initiatives made by Turkey towards other states under Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The European Union and NATO are the main fixtures and the main elements of continuity in Turkish foreign policy. "Turkey experienced the direct impact of the post-Cold War atmosphere of insecurity, which resulted in a variety of security problems in Turkey's neighborhood. The most urgent issue for Turkish diplomacy, in this context, was to harmonize Turkey's influential power axes with the new international environment." "During the Cold
Shevket Turgut Pasha Turgut was replaced by Abdullah Pasha. Shevket Turgut Pasha Shevket Turgut Pasha (; 1857–1924) was an Ottoman army general with the rank of "mirliva" (major general), who also held the governmental title of "pasha" (lord). He went to the Prussian military school. During the Albanian revolt of 1910, the Ottoman government replaced Cavid Pasha and sent Turgut along with 16,000 infantry, some cavalry and artillery to put down the revolt by Albanian rebels. Throughout his military campaign in Kosovo, Turgut imposed upon the population severe measures to disarm and control them. On 10 April Albanian deputies in the Ottoman Parliament