The Political Economy of Turkish-Russian Relations: Dynamics of Asymmetric Interdependence
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2018

In examining Turkish-Russian economic&amp;amp;nbsp;relations, this paper puts forward three&amp;amp;nbsp;arguments. First, the relationship&amp;amp;nbsp;is characterized by an asymmetric&amp;amp;nbsp;interdependence that favors Russia over&amp;amp;nbsp;Turkey. The source of the asymmetry&amp;amp;nbsp;lies in the divergent domestic economic&amp;amp;nbsp;structures of the two countries. Moreover,&amp;amp;nbsp;the developments in the aftermath of the&amp;amp;nbsp;jet crisis of 2015 demonstrated Tur