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Abstract

This article covers Turkey-Armenia relations as well as the domestic and international developments of Armenia in the period of January to July of 2020. It has been a turbulent period for Armenia at home. Having difficulties in fulfilling promises and falling behind expectations, Prime of Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has targeted the bureaucracy, in particular the judiciary with the members of the Constitutional Court at the top, identified with the previous administrations. With the desire to shape the institutions in his own way in a legal manner, he called for a referendum for changes in the constitution but was forced to give up on this call. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has continued to be the dominating and vulnerable problem casting its shadow internationally, internally a trump card for exploitation by the opposition. The “Multi-vector” approach in formulating foreign policy has become fashionable again, leading to searches for new openings as relations with Russia experienced strains. The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on Armenia as well, with consequences on the internal situation. Attitudes against Turkey have sharpened, projecting the appearance of enmity.

Keywords

• Nikol Pashinyan
• Armenia-Turkey Relations
• Nagorno-Karabakh
• Zohrab Mnatsakanyan
• COVID-19

Olaylar Ve Yorumlar

Abstract

Bu incelemede Ermenistan’ın iç ve dış dinamiklerinde ve Türkiye-Ermenistan ilişkilerinde Ocak-Temmuz 2020 ayları arasındaki gelişmeler ele alınmaktadır. İç politikada Ermenistan çalkantılı bir dönem geçirmiştir. Ermenistan Başbakanı Nikol Paşinyan yönetimi gerçekleştiremediği vaatlerin ve karşılayamadığı beklentilerin sorumlusu olarak eski yönetim döneminin halen görevde bulunan bürokratlarını, özellikle yargı erkini ve anayasa mahkemesi üyelerini hedef almış, arzuladığı değişiklikleri yapabilmek üzere, gereken anayasa değişikliği için referanduma gitme kararı almış, daha sonra bu kararından vaz geçmek zorunda kalmıştır. Uluslararası öncelikli bir sorun olmaya devam eden Dağlık Karabağ çatışması iç politikada da muhalefetin istismarına açık duyarlı niteliğini devam ettirmiştir. Dış ilişkilerde özellikle Rusya ile ilişkilerde karşılaşılan sıkıntıların ışığında, yeni açılımlar arayışını ifade eden “çok vektörlü” dış politika söylemi ve pratiği devam etmiştir. COVID-19 salgını Ermenistan’ı da ciddi biçimde sarsmış, iç politikada da yansımaları olmuştur. Türkiye ile ilişkilerde Türkiye karşıtlığı düşmanlık görüntüsü kazanmıştır.

Keywords

• Nikol Paşinyan
• Türkiye-Ermenistan İlişkileri
• Dağlık Karabağ
• Zohrab Mnatsakanyan
• COVID-19

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