The TurkStream as Russia's Last Step in Diversification: A Win-Win Approach

ERDAĞ R.

Insight Turkey, cilt.23, sa.1, ss.205-224, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.25253/99.2021231.13
  • Dergi Adı: Insight Turkey
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ABI/INFORM, Index Islamicus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, vLex, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.205-224
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Energy, Natural Gas, TurkStream, Russia-Turkey, Win-Win Approach, ENERGY-POLICY, TURKEYS ROLE, COOPERATION
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article discusses why Russia replaced the South Stream project with the TurkStream by changing its route and name, and why Turkey is involved in a project on the North-South line although it plays a vital role in the Trans-Anatolia Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project in the southern gas corridor. The article first examines the Russia-Ukraine natural gas crisis. It then moves to analyze the reasons behind Russia's changing of the name and the route of the South Stream project. After exploring Turkey's involvement in the project, the article concludes by arguing that both countries adopted a win-win approach toward the project that Russia has gained a significant tariff advantage and freedom from the EU third-party-access rule. The article claims that although both Russia and Turkey have different perspectives on some issues in international politics, they can develop their cooperation with a win-win approach in the TurkStream project.