Özet:

The emerging gap in Caucasus and Central Asia after the collapse of the USSR, European Union (EU) tries to combine historical ties with the economic interests in this region. EU has implemented the TRACECA project for re-establishing ties with countries in the region which was to portray the historical Silk Road and energy sources that can be enriched themselves with. TRACECA project is based road and rail networks to create a secure transport corridor among Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, Turkey, Iran and EU. Turkey has historical and cultural links with these countries and wants to increase regional trade of these countries therefore Turkey besides being a bridge in the transfer of energy also needs to strengthen rail and road links. In this context, the planned Baku-Tbilisi Kars (BTK) railway project focuses on the aim of combining the economic interests between Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. When the project is completed foreign trade among the three countries may increase goods and passengers transport as well as pillar of the TRACECA project which is based on EU’s the creation of a safe and alternative transportation possibilities will be completed. Alternative energy channels, roads and railway lines that passing from Turkey such as BTK line, are important for Russia and China that desiring influence in the region and for the EU that want to reducing production cost and ensuring energy security

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