Армянская политика Турции на современном этапе (Թուրքիայի հայկական քաղաքականությունը արդի փուլում)

Abstract

In the post-Soviet period the territory of the South Caucasus has become an arena of geopolitical battles for regional states and extra-regional power centers. This article examines the current tendencies of Turkish foreign policy towards Armenia, Turkish foreign policy from the perspective of the doctrine of "zero problems with neighbors", as well as its transformation in response to recent events around Ukraine. The author analyzes of Turkey’s foreign policy in connection with the approaching centennial of the Armenian Genocide in 2015, in particular, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement, on the eve of the 99th anniversary of the start of mass deportations of Armenians in 1915.