HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND CURRENT SITUATION OF CHINA-TURKEY RELATIONS

Mehmet Emin ERENDOR | Dilzhan KAİYPOVA

In the 1990s, China left passive pragmatism and started actively engaging in and initiating its relations with other countries. Today, China is continuing to expand as a global power as its investments in infrastructure and oil exploration from Central Asia to the Middle East are growing. Turkey, in this case, is a crucial partner for China both because of its projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative, and also because of the region it is located. However, bilateral relations are suffering from the lack of similar foreign policy approaches, which would allow them to cooperate effectively. ...Более