Georgia–Turkey Relations

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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

Images of the man after he was detained by Turkish authorities .Images via DHA.

Georgia

Georgian man arrested by Turkey for smuggling 1,100 bees on his body

by Shota Kincha

•1 min read

Turkish authorities say they have arrested a Georgian man who attempted to cross the Georgian–Turkish border at Sarpi with 1,100 bees strapped to his body in boxes. On Thursday, the Turkish media agency Demirören Haber Ajansı quoted the Turkish Ministry of Trade as saying that the man, identified only as T B, was detained on 22 October while carrying the bees in 110 wooden boxes wrapped around his body. The Hopa office of Turkey’s Chief Public Prosecutor confirmed the seizure to OC Media, ad