SHIISM AS IRAN’S SOFT POWER SOURCE AND THE MAIN INSTITUTION FOR SUSTAINING SOFT POWER ICRO (ISLAMIC CULTURE AND RELATIONS ORGANIZATION)

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SHIISM AS IRAN’S SOFT POWER SOURCE AND THE MAIN INSTITUTION FOR SUSTAINING SOFT POWER ICRO (ISLAMIC CULTURE AND RELATIONS ORGANIZATION)

Except for hard power based on material power elements, soft power; It defines the attraction that a state creates in the international arena with its historical and cultural values ​​and the benefit it derives from this attraction. Iran also effectively uses the soft power it has created through its historical and cultural heritage, and tries to maximize the benefit it has gained in the international arena thanks to this power. Iran bases a significant part of its soft power on the velayet-i faqih system and the sanctity it has created for itself in the eyes of Shiites, and thanks to this sanctity it has created, it gains great influence over the countries where Shiites live. Iran, which frequently uses its Shiite-centered soft power in its foreign policy in the Middle East, maintains its continuity with some institutions it has created. Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) is one of the most important institutions established for this purpose. This institution, which currently has branches in Muslim countries, apart from the London branch; It promotes the historical and cultural values ​​it has in these countries with the events, conferences and seminars it organizes, and tries to create an attraction for Iran or to break the bad perception created in the international arena, especially in Muslim countries. The purpose of this article; The aim is to deal with the soft power that Iran has gained through Shiism and the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, which it established to ensure the continuity of this soft power. The main conclusion reached in the article; The belief in Shiism is an important source of soft power for Iran, and institutions such as ICRO are trying to ensure the continuity of this power. The historical-descriptive method was used in the article.

 

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