Europe will pay more attention to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement in 2016, Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu, the Vice-President of the Turkish Strategic Outlook analytical center, the expert on the South Caucasus region, told Trend Nov. 5. He was commenting on the PACE draft resolution calling for an end to the occupation of Azerbaijani territories.
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Karabakh conflict hard to solve without regional help
Ekim 14th, 2015 
oztarsu Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can’t be solved with international organizations’ involvement, as evidenced by the work of OSCE Minsk Group, which has for many years demonstrated its inefficiency, says Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu, co-president of the Turkish analytical center, the Strategic Outlook.
War Games in Caucasia
Ekim 5th, 2015 oztarsu The “Shant-2015” military exercises of the Armenian Defense Ministry were conducted Sept. 3-6. Unlike during previous exercises, the public’s preparedness for a possible war was measured. “Shant-2015” was interesting and important because for the first time the capabilities of a country which has had serious disagreements with Azerbaijan were evaluated in a scenario of regional warfare. A statement [...]
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No Comments »Can Turkey compete with Iran in the Caucasus?
Ağustos 29th, 2015 oztarsu The agreement reached as the result of talks between Iran and P5+1 countries (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, plus Germany) has led to debate over whether or not Iran is going to wield a more influential set of foreign policies in the Caucasus from here onwards. It seems quite possible [...]
Posted in ENGLISH ARTICLES Tags: ankara, armenia, azerbaijan, baku, caucasus, georgia, iran, tbilisi, tehran, turkey, yerevan No Comments »Protests in Armenia
Temmuz 20th, 2015 oztarsu The increase in the price of electricity announced by the Armenian Public Services Regulatory Commission, effective Aug. 1, provoked a great deal of reaction from the people. Demonstrators protested the electricity price hike with a sit-in at Yerevan’s Freedom Square on June 18. The protests, initiated by the “No-to-Robbery” movement, have attracted attention from different [...]
Posted in ENGLISH ARTICLES Tags: #electricyerevan, armenia, ermenistan, protest, yerevan No Comments »Turkey’s ‘precious absence’ in the region
Haziran 27th, 2015 oztarsu A number of discussions have taken place on how an influential foreign policy could be implemented in a delicate time period. Turkey’s foreign policy has turned from strategic depth to precious loneliness. Some argue that Turkey remains lonely and alienated because it is addressing human rights violations alone, without the Middle East’s support. This does not [...]
Posted in ENGLISH ARTICLES Tags: caucasus, demirel, middle east, özal, turkish foreign policy No Comments »Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict in the South Caucasus
Haziran 25th, 2015 oztarsu “The Soviet Union,” which has two contradictory definitions like “Prison of Peoples” and “Free Association of Peoples,” is called as the perpetrator of many ethnic and regional problems in Eurasia today. Its managing culture on numerous ethnic and religious elements with its ideological perspective closed to criticism is one of the most important issues to [...]
Where war and peace collide
Haziran 17th, 2015 oztarsu Kashatagh/Lachin, in Nagorno Karabakh, is a land haunted by the shadows of a brutal conflict — ghost towns falling ever deeper into ruin, anti-helicopter devices still strung across valleys, mangled military vehicles gathering rust in ditches, signs that warn against ventures into the still heavily mined fields. But it is to this scarred landscape that [...]
Who will Turkey talk to on the Armenian issue?
Nisan 21st, 2015 oztarsu Turkey, which has been trying to preserve its power in the international arena by relying on the support of its Western allies, is currently suffering from serious backlash. Our politicians, who are unable to realize the growing resentment towards Turkey in the West due to domestic political considerations, continue to make bold and optimistic statements.
Posted in ENGLISH ARTICLES Tags: armenia, asala, azerbaijan, genocide, karabakh, occupation, sargsyan, terrorism, turkey No Comments »Fedayi Revolution – The Lost Heritage in Armenia
Mart 24th, 2015 oztarsu Şevket Sami, a Turkish agent who previously worked in Tashkent and Baku, lives in Yerevan to follow Armenian politics but the main aim is to search about his secret past. He incidentally works with Armenian Fedayi Committee which was organized to realise a revolution against available president who has a military background. Şevket Sami finds [...]
