^#smrgSAHAF Turkish Review of Middle East Studies - Annual 2000 / 01 - 11 -

I. ARTICLES ON HISTORY Orhan KOLOĞLU, Turkish and Islamic Perspective of Japanese Modernisation: The Role of Japanese Victory Over Russia ( 1904-05) Instigating Mid-Easters to Explore the Far-East. 9 ZekeriyaKURSLTN, Controversies Over Bahrain Between Britain and the Ottomans in 19th Century. 43 CONTENTS H. ARTICLES ON CURRENT ISSUES Ihsan GORKAN, Present Situation as of October 2000 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Causes, Expectations, Possibilities and Hopes. 57 Sema KALAYCIOGLU, Sources of Economic Change in The Middle East: Accomplishments and Failures. 61 M. Bali AYKAN, Refahyol Policy Toward the Islamic World and Turkish Foreign Policy In The Post-Cold Era: Continuity, Change and Implications for the Present and the Future. 81 Niliifer NARLI, Turkish-Iranian Relations: Historical Rivalry, Disputes and Prospects for Cooperation 7n The Post-Cold War Era. ()Ike ARIBOOAN, The Role of Turkish-Israeli Alliance for Maintaining Security in the Middle East. 129 Ozden ALANTAR, Turkish-Syrian Relations at the Crossroads. 149 III. NEWS Sema KALAYCIOOLU, Impressions of a Visit to Tunisia. 171 Orhan KOLOĞLU, Contemporarization Discussions in Turkish and Arabic Worlds 173