The influence of Iran and Turkey relations on the prospect of integration in the Middle East

Creating aconvergence Middle East in comparison to the European ::::union::::after the Second World War seems possible.Europe's successful experience of convergence was due to the cooperation between two allied countries of Germany and France. The prerequisite fact of replicating Europe's success in the Middle East is to identify two leading states for this region. Iran and Turkey are two non-Arab neighbor countries of the region that are among the most populous countries in the region. After the rise of Justice and Development Party in Turkey, the relations between these two countries have changed and developed. These two countries began to work closely together and they initiate cooperation to improve convergence. Thereforethe present study investigated the effect of relations between Iran and Turkey on the progress of integration in Middle East in 2018. This is a qualitative-analytical research and the data was collected through documentary-library information. The neofunctionalism theory of Ernest B. Hass was used inIntegration field. The challenges and opportunities of Iran and Turkey relations were examined and classified in different criteria. The obtained results revealed that integration can be established in the Middle East following the expansion of Iran-Turkey relations in the areas of economic, security, cultural-religious and political by developing an integration perspective and with the slogan "The power of the region not the power in the region", formation of transnational ::::union:::: by these two countries and expansion of it to other countries in the areas based on the Hass’s Spill-over Theory.