Hakan Fidan: Türkiye’s foreign-policy vision: diplomacy in an age of uncertainty

Hakan Fidan: Türkiye’s foreign-policy vision: diplomacy in an age of uncertainty

During the 6th IISS Raffles Lecture in Singapore on Tuesday 2 June 2026, Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan outlined his country's foreign-policy vision within an increasingly volatile global security environment. With strategic autonomy and multi-alignment as the central tenets of its foreign policy, Foreign Minister Fidan discussed how Türkiye is navigating a new diplomatic landscape amid growing uncertainties, shifting alliances and new partnerships, and what lies ahead for Türkiye’s engagement in and with the Asia-Pacific.