@article{2013,title={NUCLEAR POWER BALANCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM: IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND TURKEY’S ROLE IN THE CONTEXT OF RECENT TERM TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY},abstractNode={It has been accepted as a prestige and ascendancy tool and become an important element of deterrence for countries to have nuclear weapons which terminated the Word War II and used only two times on people. However, as the numbers of countries which have nuclear weapons ascend, the precaution has been taken to restrict and prohibit nuclear weapons. Iran has become one of the countries which have an increasing interest in nuclear activities. Iran, under the Shah regime acted in cooperation with West in nuclear issues as in any field until IslamicRevolution, but Ahmadinejad'sadministration, having a hardness manner and sight anti-West, followed a different way in nuclear activities. Will the intense interest of Iran's nuclear activities be used for the production of nuclear energy or obtain nuclear weapons? The answer of this question will have vital importance not only for Iran but also for Turkey, all Western and Middle Eastern countries. Iran, accused by Western countries having attempts to produce nuclear weapons, says that its only aim is to produce nuclear energy for peaceful purposes by denying all charges. The expressions of Iran, perceives threat especially from US, Israel and some western countries, have not been taken very seriously by international community. Iran's interest to high costly nuclear activities also strengthens this thesis because it is one of the less energy-dependent countries in the region. The inspections of nuclear activities of Iran and to pull it to the reconciliation area are critically important in constructed international conjuncture. It’s a well known reality that Turkey and other Middle Eastern countries extensively suffered from the twice invasion of Iraq by US. Turkey, abstaining an invasion to Iran for its nuclear activities, has through its weigh about the issue and has tried to take the sides to a reconciliation area as an effective regional power with its proactive, conciliatory and dialogue-based new foreign policy. The concrete developments have been seen with a series of performances made by Brazil and Turkey in a mediationmannerandthan Iran has adopted a conciliatory approach including swap. But it’s evaluated that this issue will engage the agenda long-term due to sanctions adopted by UN and the EU against Iran and developments after sanction decision. },author={Suat Tayfun TOPAK},year={2013},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}