Türkiye is a country with a historical mission and significant strategic depth. When a nation is prepared across all sectors – from infrastructure and energy to investment – global developments inevitably create opportunities for that preparedness to be reflected in foreign politics. The Iran-Israel-U.S. conflict has provided such an opportunity, allowing a strong Türkiye to re-establish its presence on the global stage in entirely new manifestations.
Although the Iran-Israel-U.S. war did not fundamentally overturn the global balance of power, it profoundly shook the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. In this context, the Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, which had moved closer to Israel under the Abraham Accords during U.S. President Trump's first term, began reassessing their strategic positions following the Israeli attacks on Iran and other countries in the region.
Particularly after Israel started a campaign to invade Lebanon, many states in the region started to perceive Israel as a potential threat, believing that they too could eventually become targets of Israeli military aggression.
As regional countries increasingly viewed themselves as vulnerable and exposed to risk, they turned toward multidimensional diplomacy and diversified security arrangements. Türkiye emerged as perhaps the most prepared country to respond to this new environment, owing to both its historical legacy and its geographical proximity to the region. Ankara consequently began conducting dialogue with all regional actors individually.
