Russian-Turkish Relations in the Wider Black Sea Region: Cooperation and Competition
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2018

In the long historical perspective, Russian&amp;amp;nbsp;and Turkish foreign policies have been&amp;amp;nbsp;deeply affected by the shared neighborhood&amp;amp;nbsp;of the wider Black Sea&amp;amp;nbsp; region and the&amp;amp;nbsp;Caucasus, where both countries possess&amp;amp;nbsp;multifaceted security, political, economic&amp;amp;nbsp;and cultural ties. This paper highlights&amp;amp;nbsp;the complex nature of Russia-Turkey&amp;amp;nbsp;cooperative and competitive relations&amp;amp;nbsp;with a s