Consequences of the Assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey
Consequences of the Assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey

Author(s): Karol Wasilewski
Subject(s): Public Administration, Public Law, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russia; Turkey; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Vladimir Putin
Summary/Abstract: The assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, was initially perceived as a threat to relations between Turkey and Russia. However, statements voiced by the two countries’ presidents declared the murder to be provocation aimed precisely at spoiling these relations. Thus, the incident may facilitate rapprochement between the two countries. Accusations that the assassin was linked to the Gülen movement may also lead to tensions between Turkey and the United States.

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