Tsarina Catherine's "Eastern Project," the naval Battle of Çeşme in 1770, the 1833 Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi, the Crimean War of 1853-1856, the Ottoman-Russian War of 1877-1878, World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution, the Montreux Straits Convention and World War II, the First Cold War, the dissolution of the USSR and the Syrian civil war have all had a direct impact on the shaping of Turkish-Russian relations.
Cyprus Urges EU to Reassess Syria’s Safety for Refugee Repatriation
Cyprus, the easternmost outpost of the EU, has become increasingly strained as conflicts in the Middle East intensify, leading to a surge in refugees and asylum-seekers.
100 Years of Turkey-US Relations
Despite the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 and the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, which ended the Armenian and Eastern Questions, and notwithstanding the negotiations and signing of an agreement to restore relations between the two countries, official relations did not commence until February 17, 1927, four years after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
A Century of Turkey’s Balkan Policy
After Yugoslavia broke away from the Eastern Bloc, Washington encouraged Turkey, Greece, and Yugoslavia to come together under a security pact.
Turkey is the Safest Route for East-West Trade
Improving relations with the Gulf could, for instance, foster a solution for energy and trade equations in the Eastern Mediterranean.
100 Years of the Republic of Turkey: Turkey’s Standing in the International System
However, the EU shifted its interest in enlargement to this region in the wake of the Eastern European revolutions and no longer saw much need for Turkey's security contribution.
Erdoğan-Mitsotakis Meeting and the Future of Turkey Greece Relations
Explaining that the problems regarding the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean were also comprehensively assessed, Fidan revealed that a tangible dialogue has begun for the settlement of the problems.
Britain Allowed the EU into Cyprus, Now It Must Use NATO to Kick It Out
Direct conflict between these two allies had to be avoided at all costs, as this would lead to the collapse of NATO in the Eastern Mediterranean, opening the door for the Russians to enter the region from the Caucasus and the Balkans.
Why Libya’s Floods Were So Devastating Than Many Think
Storm Daniel, which hit eastern Libya on September 10, killed at least 7,300 people and left around 11,000 homeless in a city with an estimated population of around 200,000.
Why the Left Fell and the Right Rose in Greece
Regarding the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean, and Cyprus, they argue that Greece should not back down from national stances and work for international sanctions against Turkey.
Greece after the General Elections
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Turkey and the EU
New Democracy's economic policies make even more sense when considered in conjunction with its foreign policy.
Post-election Foreign Policy Goals: What the New Turkish Government Offers
The normalization between Ankara and Cairo is important since it can help resolve Libya’s more than decade-long conflict, along with the disputes in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Argentina-Turkey Cooperation: A Development Opportunity with the Global South?
In the last decade, Turkey’s neighborhood has been embroiled in cumulative turbulence, including active armed conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh, and Moscow’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, and the competition for advantage in terms of maritime delimitation and energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean.
Will Multidimensional or Pro-Western Foreign Policy Win in Turkey’s 2023 Elections?
security policies in the Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Balkans, and the Caucasus.
Diplomacy in Times of Disaster and the Future of Turkish-Egyptian Normalization
It was a period in which the power struggle in the Eastern Mediterranean, the course of the war in Libya, and policies towards the Muslim Brotherhood formed the main points of tension in the relations between the two countries.
Turkey’s NATO Membership: Saving the Country from NATO Itself?
Although, (1) it was not a neighbor of the Atlantic countries, (2) had an eastern sociopolitical culture, and (3) a weak economy, its desire for positing itself in the West through westernization (and secularization) and the Soviet threat led it to knock on the door of NATO several times.
The West Seeks to Meddle in the the Most Important Election of 2023
Keeping in mind that Bolton’s threat has zero impact in Turkey, one can conclude that his real aim is to…
Turkey-Egypt Relations: Prospects for Normalization and Challenges Ahead
However, the parties’ divergent stances regarding Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean slowed down the normalization steps, and brought the relations back to a tense atmosphere.
Turkish Thrace vs. Alexandroupolis: A New Page in the Turkey-Greece Energy Competition
Under the Greek administration, Alexandroupolis, which lies in the north easternmost part of the country, did not make a breakthrough for about a century.
How Greece Obstructs the Settlement of Aegean Maritime Disputes
In addition to the conclusively unsettled issues like the title to some islets in the eastern Aegean Sea, newly emerging rules of international law concerning maritime and airspace have created new areas of disagreements, such as the extent of the Greek territorial waters, national airspace, and the delimitation of the continental shelf in the Aegean Sea.