Is Turkey a Western nation? How the Turkish political elite aimed to appeal to the US political elite during the Afghan conflict

Using discourse analysis as its methodology, this article demonstrates how the Turkish political elite sought to play a ‘Western nation role’ towards Afghanistan in order appeal indirectly US elite. In that sense, underlines how, under coalition (1999–2002) and Justice Development Party (2002–) rule, governments used security humanitarian narratives underscore Turkey’s contributions Western after 11 September 2001 attacks. Continuing on from those narratives, explains non-Western Muslim country could consider fellow nations ‘others’ present itself actor. This document also details queer international relations theory securitisation explain elite’s decision-making during North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s presence over last two decades. To end, highlights government continued pro-Western of predecessor government, which decided send military forces into