The normalization of relations between Turkey and Russia will heal the “wounds”, which appeared not only in economic sphere, but also in various other fields between the two countries over the past nine months, Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu, vice chairman of the Turkish analytical center Strategic Outlook, told Trend Aug. 2. Henceforth, the sides will continue [...]
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Turkey-Russia relations to allow implementing mutually beneficial projects
Ağustos 8th, 2016 
oztarsu The Role of Global and Regional Actors in the South Caucasus
Haziran 2nd, 2016 oztarsu Common report by Mehmet Fatih Öztarsu, Orhan Gafarli, Arevik Anapiosyan, Khatuna Chapichadze. The report on ‘The Role of Global and Regional Actors in the South Caucasus’ has been published by Caucasus Edition. The paper is an analysis of the policies of global and regional actors in the South Caucasus for the past 25 years.
Economic Cooperation in the South Caucasus and the Wider Region: Gained Losses, Lost Benefits
Nisan 25th, 2016 oztarsu Common article by Mehmet Fatih Öztarsu, Pinar Sayan, Orhan Gafarlı,Tamta Jijavadze, David Muradyan, and Vadim Romashov The past two and a half decades in the South Caucasus leave little hope to entertain for the eventual integration of the region. So far the fragmentation of the South Caucasus into different blocks is the only reality.
What Really Happened in Nagorno Karabakh?
Nisan 7th, 2016 oztarsu The Nagorno Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia started in 1988 with the territorial claims of Armenians over the land of Azerbaijan. Until the year of 1994 when ceasefire treaty was signed, Armenian troops occupied 20% of Azerbaijani territories including Nagorno Karabakh region and seven more districts. On April 2, one of the bloodiest clashes [...]
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Tags: armenia, azerbaijan, caucasus, conflict, karabakh, nagorno karabakh, russia, turkey, war 
No Comments »Strategic Talks Between Iran and Azerbaijan
Mart 10th, 2016 oztarsu During the recent visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Iran, was signed an agreement between Azerbaijan and Iran on joint use of water resources of Aras and continuation of the construction and operation of hydroelectric power stations and waterworks «Khudaferin» and «Giz Galasi».
Posted in ENGLISH ARTICLES, NEWS ABOUT ME Tags: armenia, azerbaijan, baku, caucasus, energy projects, iran, khudaferin, qiz qalasi, tehran No Comments »Turkey’s Complicated Foreign Policy
Mart 3rd, 2016 oztarsu Turkey’s foreign policy seems to be an entangled net of foreign relations. A NATO member and U.S. ally in the region, Ankara has grown distant toward Washington D.C. due to the American support for the Kurdish militias involved in the Syrian conflict. Once a major Russian tourist attraction, Turkey now faces an economic boycott after [...]
Toward a Caucasus without Turkey
Ocak 18th, 2016 oztarsu The jet plane crisis between Turkey and Russia has increased mobility in Caucasus and Central Asia. These developments, which we can say will be of disservice to Turkey in the medium and long term, force Turkey to develop new approaches to the region.
Posted in ENGLISH ARTICLES Tags: ankara, armenia, azerbaijan, baku, caucasus, georgia, jet crisis, moscow, Qafqaz, russia, tbilisi, turkey, yerevan No Comments »Caucasus full of potential conflict
Aralık 27th, 2015 oztarsu Armenia has recently had a national referendum, one whose contents and the results of which have been heavily debated. The referendum — which was aimed at bringing about constitutional changes that would decrease the authority given to the president while increasing the power of its parliament — was met by a 63 percent “yes” vote. [...]
Posted in ENGLISH ARTICLES Tags: armenia, azerbaijan, baku, caucasus, conflict, karabakh, military, sargsyan, sarksyan, yerevan No Comments »Search for alternative to Turkey’s foreign policy
Aralık 8th, 2015 oztarsu The jet crisis between Turkey and Russia has reminded us that foreign policy may prove extremely fragile and variable despite all calculations and predictions. Bewildered by fluctuations in the country’s foreign policy, people are looking to foreign policy experts to guide them through the maze, to no avail. Attempts to analyze the situation as one wrought [...]
The issue of idolized dictators in South Korea
Aralık 8th, 2015 oztarsu Turkey has been wallowing in an ever-growing ruckus for years. What the politicians, who are primarily responsible for such a state of being, have been doing is pouring more fuel on the fire and preventing people confused by imaginary enemies from coming to their senses. The current state of the people who would keep away [...]
