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INDONESIA’S ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EU’S PALM OIL EMBARGO: REACHING OUT TO TURKEY AS AN ALTERNATIVE MARKET

iqbal.ramadhan@universitaspertamina.ac.id

Graduated from Bachelor and Master Degree from International Relations Department
Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. Currently working as a permanent lecturer at International
Relations Department Universitas Pertamina (Indonesia). Iqbal has interest on Middle East and
North Africa Studies, Security Studies especially in Cyber Security, Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
Analysis. Iqbal is continuing his study at Doctoral Program at International Relations Department
Universitas Padjadjaran. Iqbal was one of researcher who was involved in Indonesia Palm Oil
Diplomacy, a joint research between Universitas Pertamina and Indonesia Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. Iqbal has published many articles on Indonesia’s reputable scientific journal and
international publication indexed by Copernicus and Scopus.

rahmadhaakbar@gmail.com

Graduated from Bachelor Degree program at International Relations Department Universitas
Pertamina. Alongside with Iqbal Ramadhan, Rahmadha was one of student who participated in
Indonesia Palm Oil Diplomacy, a joint research between Universitas Pertamina and Indonesia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia). Rahmadha is an independent researcher.

work.khudzaifi@gmail.com

Graduated from Bachelor Degree program at International Relations Department Universitas
Pertamina. Zaki is currently working as an embassy staff (Indonesia) at Indonesian Embassy at
Paramaribo, Suriname. He is also a master student at Communication Studies Department,
Universitas Indonesia. He has done multiple research in security studies and defense diplomacy.

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Turkey was chosen as an alternative market by the Indonesian government after an embargo
from the European Union, as Turkey has a high demand for palm oil from its food and
oleochemical industries. In the energy sector, biodiesel extraction material can also not meet
the needs. These are solid reasons for the Indonesian government to penetrate economic
diplomacy through the Consulate General in Istanbul. In dissecting the performance of the
Indonesian Consulate General in Istanbul, this research uses a qualitative method and
economic diplomacy theory. This study found that the typology of Indonesia’s economic
diplomacy (2019) is more developed than it was in previous years.

Turkey was chosen as an alternative market by the Indonesian government after an embargo from the European Union, as Turkey has a high demand for palm oil from its food and oleochemical industries. In the energy sector, biodiesel extraction material can also not meet the needs. These are solid reasons for the Indonesian government to penetrate economic diplomacy through the Consulate General in Istanbul. In dissecting the performance of the Indonesian Consulate General in Istanbul, this research uses a qualitative method and economic diplomacy theory. This study found that the typology of Indonesia's economic diplomacy (2019) is more developed than it was in previous years.

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Iqbal Ramadhan, Iqbal; Syah, Rahmadha Akbar; Mahmud, Zaki Khudzaifi (2022). Indonesia’s
Economic Diplomacy in the Context of the EU’s Palm Oil Embargo: Reaching Out to Turkey as an
Alternative Market. Janus.net, e-journal of international relations, Vol13 N2, November 2022-April
2023. Consulted [online] in date of last visit, https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.13.2.13

Article received on 11 December, 2020 and accepted for publication on 18 March, 2022