What Turkey wants in the South Caucasus

Dr. Mustafa Aydin, a professor of international relations at Kadir Has University is in Yerevan to participate in a conference organized by the Caucasus Institute entitled “Gathering Storm: Regional Security of the South Caucasus in the Context of the Crisis of the Global Order.” He speaks with CivilNet about Turkey’s evolving role amid global and regional upheavals, as well as the country’s positioning between the Russia-Ukraine war and conflicts in the Middle East. The discussion focuses on how Turkey views the South Caucasus and, in particular, normalization attempts with Armenia. Aydin emphasizes the importance of people-to-people contact between Turks and Armenians to debunk myths they hold about each other and increase mutual understanding.

0:00 Turkey’s role amid global conflicts
3:42 Turkey and Russia in the South Caucasus
7:13 Political views of the South Caucasus toward Russia
9:06 Why doesn’t Turkey open its border with Armenia?
12:13 Turkey’s deference to Azerbaijani issues
16:07 Turkey doesn’t prioritize relations with Armenia
23:13 Recent visit of Turkish journalists to Armenia
26:24 Armenian and Turkish views of each other

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