Turkey, the Karabakh Conflict and the Legacy of the Eastern Question

Yemelianova, Galina

Abstract

The article addresses the discursive, political and geopolitical evolution of the so-called Eastern Question by focusing on its Armenian dimension from the nineteenth century until the present. It examines major stages of the Question’s historical reconfiguration in terms of its key protagonists, beneficiaries and the ramifications for modern Turkey’s relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan. It contends that the legacy of the Eastern Question has continued to shape Turkey’s policy in the Caucasus in general and its positioning towards the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Karabakh, in particular.

Citation

Yemelianova, G. (2024). Turkey, the Karabakh Conflict and the Legacy of the Eastern Question. Caucasus survey, 12(1), 73-102. https://doi.org/10.30965/23761202-bja10020

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jun 15, 2023
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jun 26, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 26, 2023
• Journal: Caucasus Survey
• Print ISSN: 2376-1199
• Electronic ISSN: 2376-1202
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 73-102
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.30965/23761202-bja10020
• Keywords: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Eastern Question; Great Powers; Karabakh; Russia; Turkey
• Publisher URL: https://www.schoeningh.de/view/journals/casu/aop/article-10.30965-23761202-bja10020/article-10.30965-23761202-bja10020.xml