Turkey-Azerbaijan Energy Relations: A Political and Economic Analysis

It is now widely recognized that Turkey-Azerbaijan relations have always been strong and described with the phrase "one nation with two states”. This paper is concerned with economic and political nature of Turkey-Azerbaijan relations. Initially, the evolution of Turkish- Azerbaijani relations...

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Main Authors: Cagla Gul YESEVI, Burcu Yavuz TIFTIKCIGIL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2015-03-01
Series:International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijeeep/issue/31912/350862?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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Summary:It is now widely recognized that Turkey-Azerbaijan relations have always been strong and described with the phrase "one nation with two states”. This paper is concerned with economic and political nature of Turkey-Azerbaijan relations. Initially, the evolution of Turkish- Azerbaijani relations after the independence of Azerbaijan has been examined. This paper gives an overview of the impacts of Nagorno-Karabagh issue and efforts to normalize the relations between Turkey and Armenia on relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan. Energy has a special place in the relationship between the two countries. Azerbaijan’s economy, energy sectors of Azerbaijan and Turkey has been assessed. Moreover, this paper gives a comparative analysis on economic relationship between Turkey and Azerbaijan. This study finally discusses the main trends and contributions of energy projects on Turkey-Azerbaijan relations
ISSN:2146-4553