Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Hagia Sophia City International Conference on Culture, Civilization and Multidisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye, 20 - 21 Ocak 2021, ss.109-110, (Özet Bildiri)
The Caucasus region has had an important place in terms of great emperors or states in the region from ancient history to the present. The region was last dominated by Soviet Russia. As a result of the disintegration of the USSR, more than one sovereign state emerged in the region. The Caucasus region is still important for both Russia and the Turkish States. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, efforts to unite the Turks of the Caucasus and the Turks of Central Asia under the leadership of Turkey gained momentum. In 2009, the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States (Turkic Council) acquired an institutional organizational structure with the Nakhchivan Treaty signed by independent Turkic states. The Turkic Council presents progress towards enhancing economic, political, cultural and regional cooperation among member countries. It also aimed to develop international cooperation in the Eurasian region and the Islamic world, especially in Central Asia and the Caucasus, by aiming at stronger relations between Turkish countries. In terms of Russia's ongoing Caucasus policy, Turkey and Azerbaijan, the founding members of the Turkic Council, are important actors in the region. The purpose of this study is to examine in detail how the strengthening of the integration of the Turkic Council affects Russia's Caucasus policy. In doing so, in order to contribute to the literature, it is to analyze Russia's point of view towards the Turkic Council by using primary and objective sources within the framework of its foreign policy regarding the Caucasus region.