Büyük Stratejilerde Örüntü: Türkiye-Rusya İlişkilerinde Akıllı Uyum ve Esnek Rekabet
The Pattern on Grand Strategies: Smart Alignment and Flexible Competition in Türkiye-Russia Relations

Summary/Abstract: Evaluating Türkiye-Russia relations is a dilemma, as the two countries fluctuate between perceptions of mutual historical hostility and strategic partnership. An alternative perspective is needed to get beyond the impasse of this dilemma. The main purpose of this study is to explain the common aspects of the grand strategies of Türkiye and Russia within the framework of the pattern and to evaluate the policies of both countries in Syria, Libya, and the South Caucasus where the interests of both intersect and occasional conflict. We propose that Türkiye-Russia relations can best be defined around the concepts of “smart alignment” and “flexible competition”.

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