Elif Zaim and Michael Arnold talk with Dr Sener Akturk, Associate Professor of International Relations at Koc University, about Turkish-Russian relations and the complexities that characterise them.
On this episode of Shifting Tides, Elif Zaim and Michael Arnold are joined by Dr Sener Akturk, Associate Professor of International Relations at Koc University, to talk about Turkish-Russian relations and the complexities that characterise them. They discuss the points of convergence and disagreements between the two countries, theatres of competition, Turkiye’s geopolitical balancing act amid the war in Ukraine and its strategic importance as well as the future trajectory of Turkish-Russian relations.
