The article is devoted to the analysis of the foreign policy strategy of the Republic of Turkey, which, with the coming to power of the Justice and Development Party (JDP), has changed. In political circles, the country’s foreign policy strategy is increasingly associated with the notion of “neo-Ottomanism”, which means Turkey’s increased attention to the Middle East region. But the term is controversial due to the lack of specific conceptual foundations. However, it is clear that Turkey’s foreign policy has undergone significant changes in recent decades. One of the main goals of the country is to achieve leadership in the region, and in the near future, according to party programs, global leadership. Throughout the XX century the country has distanced itself from the region, many problems with neighboring countries have accumulated, and that’s why the attempts to improve relations in the framework of the foreign policy doctrine “Zero problems with neighbors” have not achieved significant success. Moreover,