1. Political Relations Between Turkey and Georgia in the Post-Soviet Era
- Author:
- Fatih Mehmet Sayin and Murat Doğan
- Publication Date:
- 10-2017
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
- Institution:
- Institute for Research and European Studies (IRES)
- Abstract:
- Georgia and Turkey have become important partners in the Caucasus region after the independence of Georgia in 1991. Two countries preferred to follow pro-West policies in their foreign policy against the Russian factor. They have geopolitical importance and geostrategic location for Russia throughout history. This article analyzes the foreign policies of Georgia and Turkey and examines the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Crude Oil Pipeline as a common foreign policy between them. The paper found out that this kind of project between Georgia and Turkey would make them important actors rising from the regional level to the global level in the future.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Oil, History, Bilateral Relations, and Geopolitics
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Turkey, Caucasus, Georgia, and Mediterranean