Power Vector in Relations between Turkey and Russia: Results and Prospects of Prime Ministers V.V. Putin and T. Ardoganai Meetings

Abstract

This article analyses the prospects for energy policy and diplomacy of Russia and Turkey, which were planned during the working visits of Russian Prime Minister V. Putin to Ankara on August 6, 2009 and Turkish Premier R.T. Erdogan to Moscow on January 13, 2010. By paying special attention to the domestic factors and actors of energy policy and diplomacy in Turkey, paper examines the limits of founding a mutually beneficial «strategic cooperation» between two states, particularly in the sphere of energy.