Integrative and Disintegrative Factors in Iran and Turkey's Relations after Coming into Power the Islamist Party of Justice and Development in Turkey (2002-2009)

The present article examines the relations of Iran and Turkey from the time of coming into power of the Islamist party of Justice and Development in Turkey from 2002 till 2009. For this purpose the paper lays emphasis on variables such as the quest of the two country to become a regional power, the attitude of the two countries towards the Middle East, nuclear issue of Iran, the Kurdish problem in relations of the two countries, the important factors in expansion of the relations of the two countries, the impact of the United States and Israel relations with Turkey on Iran, the economic cooperation between the two countries and the interaction of these variable on each other. The question, which is raised by the article, is that, what are the factors contributing to integration and disintegration between Iran and Turkey?