PRAGMATIC FRIENDSHIP IN THE UK-TURKEY RELATIONS

AbstractThe article deals with peculiarities of contemporary United Kingdom-Turkey relations. The authors consider strategic (conceptual) dimension of the bilateral relations, do research on the most important joint projects of the two states and pay a special attention to the EU accession of Turkey process influence on the relations between Britain under Prime Minister David Cameron and the Republic of Turkey under Prime Minister Recep Erdogan.Keywords: Strategic partnership, bilateral relations, economic cooperation, trade pragmatism. ÖzetTürkiye İngiltere Ilişkilerinde Pragmatik DostlukBu makale günümüz İngiltere-Türkiye ilişkilerini ele almaktadır. Yazarlar ikiliilişkilerin stratejik (kavramsal) yönlerini incelemekte, iki ülkenin en önemli ortakprojeleri üzerinde yoğunlaşmakta ve Türkiye'nin AB'ne katılım sürecinin BaşbakanDavid Cameron yönetimindeki İngiltere ile Başbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğanyönetimindeki Türkiye Cumhuriyeti arasındaki ilişkilere etkisine dikkat çekmekteler.Anahtar Kelimeler: Stratejik ortaklık, ikili ilişkiler, ekonomik işbirliği, ticarifaydacılık. Ð ÐµÐ·ÑŽÐ¼ÐµÐ’ ÑÑ‚Ð°Ñ‚ÑŒÐµ Ð¸Ð·ÑƒÑ‡Ð°ÑŽÑ‚ÑÑ Ð¾ÑÐ¾Ð±ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¾ÑÑ‚Ð¸ ÑÐ¾Ð²Ñ€ÐµÐ¼ÐµÐ½Ð½Ñ‹Ñ… Ð¾Ñ‚Ð½Ð¾ÑˆÐµÐ½Ð¸Ð¹ Ð¡Ð¾ÐµÐ´Ð¸Ð½ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð»ÐµÐ²ÑÑ‚Ð²Ð° Ð¸ Ð¢ÑƒÑ€Ñ†Ð¸Ð¸. ÐÐ²Ñ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ñ‹ Ñ€Ð°ÑÑÐ¼Ð°Ñ‚Ñ€Ð¸Ð²Ð°ÑŽÑ‚ ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ñ†ÐµÐ¿Ñ‚ÑƒÐ°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ðµ Ð¾ÑÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ñ‹Ð´Ð²ÑƒÑÑ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð½Ð½Ð¸Ñ… Ð¾Ñ‚Ð½Ð¾ÑˆÐµÐ½Ð¸Ð¹, Ð¸ÑÑÐ»ÐµÐ´ÑƒÑŽÑ‚ Ð½Ð°Ð¸Ð±Ð¾Ð»ÐµÐµ Ð²Ð°Ð¶Ð½Ñ‹Ðµ ÑÐ¾Ð²Ð¼ÐµÑÑ‚Ð½Ñ‹Ðµ Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾ÐµÐºÑ‚Ñ‹ Ð´Ð²ÑƒÑ…Ð³Ð¾ÑÑƒÐ´Ð°Ñ€ÑÑ‚Ð² Ð¸ ÑƒÐ´ÐµÐ»ÑÑŽÑ‚ Ð¾ÑÐ¾Ð±Ð¾Ðµ Ð²Ð½Ð¸Ð¼Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ðµ Ð²Ð»Ð¸ÑÐ½Ð¸ÑŽ Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾Ñ†ÐµÑÑÐ° Ð²ÑÑ‚ÑƒÐ¿Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¢ÑƒÑ€Ñ†Ð¸Ð¸ Ð²Ð•Ð¡ Ð½Ð° Ð¾Ñ‚Ð½Ð¾ÑˆÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð’ÐµÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð±Ñ€Ð¸Ñ‚Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ð¸ Ð¿ÐµÑ€Ð¸Ð¾Ð´Ð° Ð¿Ñ€ÐµÐ¼ÑŒÐµÑ€-Ð¼Ð¸Ð½Ð¸ÑÑ‚Ñ€Ð° Ð”ÑÐ²Ð¸Ð´Ð° ÐšÐ°Ð¼ÐµÑ€Ð¾Ð½Ð°Ð¸ Ð¢ÑƒÑ€ÐµÑ†ÐºÐ¾Ð¹ Ð ÐµÑÐ¿ÑƒÐ±Ð»Ð¸ÐºÐ¸ Ð¿ÐµÑ€Ð¸Ð¾Ð´Ð° Ð¿Ñ€ÐµÐ¼ÑŒÐµÑ€-Ð¼Ð¸Ð½Ð¸ÑÑ‚Ñ€Ð° Ð ÐµÐ´Ð¶ÐµÐ¿Ð° ÐÑ€Ð´Ð¾Ð³Ð°Ð½Ð°.ÐšÐ»ÑŽÑ‡ÐµÐ²Ñ‹Ðµ ÑÐ»Ð¾Ð²Ð°: ÑÑ‚Ñ€Ð°Ñ‚ÐµÐ³Ð¸Ñ‡ÐµÑÐºÐ¾Ðµ Ð¿Ð°Ñ€Ñ‚Ð½ÐµÑ€ÑÑ‚Ð²Ð¾, Ð´Ð²ÑƒÑÑ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð½Ð½Ð¸Ðµ Ð¾Ñ‚Ð½Ð¾ÑˆÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ,ÑÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð¾Ð¼Ð¸Ñ‡ÐµÑÐºÐ¾Ðµ ÑÐ¾Ñ‚Ñ€ÑƒÐ´Ð½Ð¸Ñ‡ÐµÑÑ‚Ð²Ð¾, Ñ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ð³Ð¾Ð²Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¿Ñ€Ð°Ð³Ð¼Ð°Ñ‚Ð¸Ð·Ð¼.

The article deals with peculiarities of contemporary United Kingdom-Turkey relations. The authors consider strategic (conceptual) dimension of the bilateral relations, do research on the most important joint projects of the two states and pay a special attention to the EU accession of Turkey process influence on the relations between Britain under Prime Minister David Cameron and the Republic of Turkey under Prime Minister Recep Erdogan.

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Strategic partnership, bilateral relations economic cooperation, trade pragmatism.,

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