The Positive Picture of Turkey's Policy Towards Georgia within the Last Two Decades Cover Image

İki On Yıllık Dönemde Türkiye’nin Gürcistan Siyasetindeki Olumlu Tablo
The Positive Picture of Turkey's Policy Towards Georgia within the Last Two Decades

Author(s): Mustafa Yasin Şafak
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: Turkey-Georgia; Zero Problem with Neighbors; Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan;

Summary/Abstract: Relations between Turkey and Georgia is one of the most stable in South Caucasus. Good relations had began just at Georgian independence in 90’s and come until today 2019. As the topics differs in 90's and 2000's, the climate was the same. Two topics were always in the center between two countries; in economic area there are big projects like Baku-Tiflis-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline and Baku-Tiflis-Kars Railway. As good neighbourhood there is firstly visa-free, then passport-free entry and common usage of Batumi International Airport. Both made a common daily life along both side of the border. Georgian relations was also a part of Turkish foreign policy as declared by AKP government; Zero problem with the neighbors. It failed in the process; so Turkey had lived problems with many neighbors. There appears Georgia as the best succeeded one and therefore as an important country for Turkey. The two countries keep the friendship even at their foreign policy turns.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 64
  • Page Range: 599-606
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Turkish
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