In this episode of Dilemma, a program focused on security-related issues, former Turkish ambassador and head of the Ankara Center for Political Research, Mehmet Fatih Ceylan, joins Areg Kochinyan, director of the Research Center on Security Policy (RCSP), to explore the prospects and challenges of normalizing relations between Armenia and Turkey.
🔹 What are Turkey’s primary political priorities in the region?
🔹 Does the Armenia–Turkey normalization process entail any preconditions?
🔹 How are Armenia’s four guiding principles on the opening of communications perceived in Turkey?
🔹 What are the key obstacles or missing elements hindering the Armenia–Turkey normalization process?
🔹 Could delays in the Armenia–Azerbaijan normalization process undermine progress between Armenia and Turkey?
🔹 Is there more Turkey can do to support the Armenia–Azerbaijan normalization effort?
🔹 What is the current state of Turkey’s economy?