![]() Against this backdrop, this article mainly argues that if only Turkey fills into status of a regional hegemon with the acquisition of the elements of domestic authority and international prestige, Turkey may hope to succeed in creating new normative ties - democracy, human rights, the rule of law, etc. Nevertheless, to what extent Turkey’s model will bear success in transforming the region into a ‘positive peace’ environment, to use the term of Johan Galtung, will highly rely on which of the following ‘regional powerhood’ Ankara will come to pursue: regionally detached, regional dominant or regional hegemon, coining M.Pyrs’ typology. At a time of Arab uprisings, many set their eyes on Muslim populated Turkey with its successful economic development and nascent democratic political order, as what the peoples of the region can proceed along in their own transition to democracy.
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