Azerbaijan–Turkey Relations

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Erdogan and Aliyev. Illustration: Tamar Shvelidze/OC Media

Azerbaijan–Israel Relations

Opinion | Azerbaijan’s cooling relations with Turkey

by Bahruz Samadov

•5 min read

Bahruz Samadov submitted this article shortly before his arrest on 21 August. He was charged with treason on 23 August, and could face 12–20 years in prison or a life sentence if found guilty. Despite long being ‘brotherly’ nations, the Israel-Gaza war appears to have exacerbated existing tensions between Turkey and Azerbaijan, potentially pushing the two countries apart irrevocably. In recent months, relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey have been uncharacteristically cool. To observers

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (left) and Kemal Kılıcdaroğlu (right).

Armenia

What an opposition win in Turkey could mean for the Caucasus

by Ismi Aghayev

•7 min read

Turkey’s elections threaten to dislodge President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after two decades in power. Amongst the country’s neighbours in the South Caucasus, the impact of such a turn of events could have vastly differing impacts. Turkey’s parliamentary and presidential elections on 14 May will see President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan face his biggest challenge in years, facing an opposition alliance headed by Kemal Kılıcdaroğlu. Given Turkey’s geographical proximity and geopolitical influence in th