TY  - JOUR
TI  - Turkey’s Interest in Closer Relations with Russia: Global, Regional and Domestic Dynamics
AB  - Recently, debates on a shift of axis in Turkish foreign policy have resurfaced. Many analysts perceive the geopoliticalalignment between Turkey and Russia as a deliberate Turkish response to its deteriorating ties with the West. The goal ofthis paper is to shed light on the factors that have fostered the interest of the Turkish political elite in developing strategicrelations with Russia. We argue that Turkey’s alignment with Russia has global, regional and domestic dimensions. First,especially after the global financial crisis of 2008, Russia managed to successfully realign itself with rising powers likeChina and India, while also strengthening its traditional position as a global player. Second, in addition to its stronginfluence in the Black Sea, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Russia has become a major actor in other regions in theimmediate neighborhood of Turkey such as the Middle East and the East Mediterranean. Finally, the failed coup attemptof July 2016 in Turkey has added a strong psychological dimension to the Turkish-Russian rapprochement. Nevertheless,Turkey’s interest in closer ties with Russia is not expected to lead to a reorientation in Turkish foreign policy away from itsposition in the traditional transatlantic alliance.
AU  - Köstem, Seçkin
AU  - Ersen, Emre
DO  - 10.26650/siyasal.2020.29.2.0026
PY  - 2020
JO  - Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences (Online)   
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
SN  - 2618-6330
SP  - 231
EP  - 245
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/416548
ER  -