STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF TURKISH- RUSSIAN RELATIONS AFTER 2002

Saad Rzaij Edam¹ and Rahman Abdul Hussein Zahir^2
1Dr. Baghdad university,Iraq,saadrzaig@yahoo.com
²Dr. Mustansiryah University, Iraq,drr389087@gmail.com

Abstract

The Russian-Turkish relations have undergone a wave of conflict and cooperation because of the different systems they control and the ideologies they believe in. In addition to the concept of interest in performance and prioritization in the international system. Since Turkey belongs to the western counter-camp to the Soviet Union, which made Turkey the target of the Soviet Union, Turkey to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization But the disintegration of the Soviet Union changed the international order from bipolar to unilateral and sought states to besiege Russia

Therefore, relations between them have improved and after the arrival of the Justice Party in Turkey, relations began to improve despite the differences in positions, especially in Syria, the tension is clear from the tension especially after the plane was downgraded after the failed coup in Turkey, which brought a new era of strategic Rahman Abdul Hussein Zahir relations based on bilateral interests .

Keywords: Strategic, Russian, Turkish, NATO, relations