FACTORS INFLUENCING THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

Öz

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s and the independence of the countries under its control, The Islamic Republic of Iran, on its northern borders, became neighbors with new countries. Azerbaijan is one of those countries that is located in the Caucasus region and declared independence on August 30, 1991, and the Islamic Republic of Iran recognized that country in the same year (1991) and established its relations with this country. During the years of the establishment of relations between the two countries. In spite of the religious and cultural commonalities, as well as the numerous opportunities and economic and security factors that could have exacerbated the interactions between the two sides, these relationships have been practically at a low level, and these joint factors not only did not increase interactions, but in some cases also led to conflicts and tensions between the two countries. According to this background, the question of this research is what factors influenced relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan? The hypothesis of this paper is that the factors affecting the relations between the two countries, have been influenced by the negative attitudes of both countries towards each other and the involvement of transnational nations. Therefore, this research has sought to answer this question by adopting a constructive approach and using a descriptive-analytical method. The data collection in this research is carried out with library and internet tools.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Islamic Republic of Iran
• Republic of Azerbaijan
• Bilateral Relations
• Structuralism

İRAN İSLAM CUMHURİYETİ İLE AZERBAYCAN CUMHURİYETİ DIŞ İLİŞKİLERİNİ ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER

Öz

1990'larda Sovyetler Birliği'nin dağılması ve kontrolü altındaki ülkelerin bağımsızlıklıklarını kazanmasının ardından, İran İslam Cumhuriyeti, kuzey sınırlarında yeni ülkelerle komşu oldu. Azerbaycan, Kafkasya bölgesinde bulunan ve 30 Ağustos 1991 tarihinde bağımsızlığını ilan eden ülkelerden biridir ve İran İslam Cumhuriyeti aynı yıl (1991) bu ülkeyi tanıyarak bu ülke ile ilişkilerini kurmuştur. İki ülke arasındaki ilişkilerin kurulduğu yıllar boyunca, dini ve kültürel ortaklıklar ve iki taraf arasındaki etkileşimi daha da şiddetlendirebilecek sayısız fırsat ve ekonomik ve güvenlik faktörlerine rağmen, bu ilişkiler pratik olarak düşük bir düzey ve bu ortak faktörler yalnızca etkileşimleri artırmakla kalmadı, Aynı zamanda bazı durumlarda iki ülke arasında çatışmalara ve gerginliklere de yol açtı. Bu arka plana göre, bu araştırmanın sorusu, İran İslam Cumhuriyeti ile Azerbaycan Cumhuriyeti arasındaki ilişkileri hangi faktörlerin etkilediğidir. Bu makalenin hipotezi, iki ülke arasındaki ilişkileri etkileyen faktörlerin, her iki ülkenin birbirine karşı olumsuz tutumlarından ve ulusötesi ulusların katılımından etkilendiğidir. Bu nedenle bu araştırma, yapıcı bir yaklaşım benimseyerek ve betimsel-analitik bir yöntem kullanarak bu soruyu yanıtlamaya çalışmıştır. Bu araştırmada veri toplama kütüphane ve internet araçlarıyla yapılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• İran İslam Cumhuriyeti
• Azerbaycan Cumhuriyeti
• İkili İlişkiler
• Yapısalcılık

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