The Russian-Turkish "union should never be said never."
21-07-2026 10:42 Politics
1in.am An international conference titled "Union Against Great War" was held in Ankara on July 18-19, initiated by Doğu Perinçek, the leader of Turkey's "Homeland" party. The information was made public through a Facebook post by Elxan Şahinoglu, the head of the "Atlas" analytical center in Baku.
Representatives from seventeen countries participated in the conference, including Azerbaijan. The idea of creating a strategic alliance involving Russia, Turkey, China, and Iran was discussed. According to Şahinoglu, the participants of the conference "agreed that the union of the four Eurasian states is the only force that can ensure stability and prevent a global catastrophic war."
The conference featured the Eurasian ideologue, Russian political scientist Alexander Dugin. He stated that "Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan should be connected to Russia." Şahinoglu did not specify who from Azerbaijan or which political forces participated in the Ankara conference. He only emphasized that the ideas of the "Dugin-Perinçek tandem" are against the interests of Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Whether this is true or not, it is difficult to say definitively. It is significant that the idea of creating a union of four Eurasian states has been put into circulation. Moreover, the conference was held in Ankara following two days of discussions among the leaders of NATO member countries, during which Russia was assessed as a "long-term threat" in the adopted final document.
After the negotiations between the presidents of the USA and Turkey in Ankara, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Kyiv. Hours after a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, "Rosselkhoznadzor" announced the "temporary suspension" of the import of core fruits from five Turkish companies to Russia. According to reports, Russia has not yet agreed to allow Turkey to sell the C 400 air defense system to a third country.
In this situation, the conference organized by the Perinçek-Dugin tandem is unlikely to have practical consequences in the visible future, but where there is an idea, it is at least possible to create a favorable environment for bilateral discussions. In politics, the principle of "never say never" is accepted.
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