ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses economic regionalism attempts in the Middle East with reference to the Turkish case. The chapter overviews the ‘demand’ and ‘supply’ conditions that enable regional integration. The Turkish case, in this context, provides an illustrative example to test the potentials and limits of the economic-driven integration policies. The regional policies pursued by the Turkish ruling elite are illustrative in terms of the scope conditions of the middle power activism in an unstable regional environment. The rise and fall of ‘Turkish trading state’ proves a useful case to assess the dynamics of Middle East regionalism in the twenty-first century.
