Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey has been a decisive actor in the South Caucasus conflicts at the center of Groong’s coverage. Turkish military support for Azerbaijan — including the supply of Bayraktar drones and facilitation of Syrian fighters — was a significant factor in Azerbaijan’s victory in the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war. Erdogan publicly celebrated the outcome, framing it as a pan-Turkic triumph and deepening the strategic partnership between Ankara and Baku that has shaped regional dynamics ever since.

Groong’s coverage of Erdogan addresses several interlocking themes. On Armenia-Turkey relations, the normalization process that began in 2021 with the appointment of special envoys has remained stalled over Erdogan’s conditions linking progress to concessions in the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process — a linkage Armenia has resisted. On Pan-Turkism, Erdogan’s rhetoric and the Zangezur Corridor project reflect a vision of unbroken Turkish-Azerbaijani territorial continuity that analysts on Groong have described as strategically threatening to Armenian sovereignty over southern Armenia.

On broader geopolitics, Erdogan occupies a complicated position: a NATO member who has maintained working relations with Putin through the Ukraine war, a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine grain deal, a purchaser of Russian S-400 air defense systems, and a leader whose democratic backsliding and Kurdish policy have put him in frequent tension with Western partners. Groong episodes examine how these contradictions shape Turkey’s room for maneuver in the South Caucasus and what they mean for Armenia’s security calculus.

Episodes covering Erdogan address the Turkey-Azerbaijan-Armenia triangle, Turkey’s NATO role, and the implications of Ankara’s pan-Turkic ambitions for the long-term viability of an Armenian state on its historical territory.

Live from Aghavno with Alison Tahmizian Meuse | Ep #151 - Aug 7, 2022 [EP151]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 7, 2022 | Category: Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia, Politics, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, Genocide

This is a live recording of our Twitter Spaces discussion from August 7, 2022 with Alison Tahmizian Meuse who joined us from Aghavno.

The situation in Berdzor/Aghavno is quite concerning as residents were told to vacate their homes, their town and their homeland by August 25.

Guest: Alison Tahmizian Meuse

Hosts:

Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 151 | Recorded on August 7, 2022

Իրավիճակը Բերձորի շուրջ - The Situation Around Berdzor (Armenian) [EP150]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 7, 2022 | Category: Artsakh, Armenia, Politics, In Armenian, China, Russia, Nagorno Karabakh | Series: COG

The Situation Around Berdzor with Hakob Hakobyan and Davit Galstyan

Guests / ÕÕµÕ¸ÖÖÕ¥Ö:

Hakob Hakobyan, co-chair of the Artsakh Justice Party. ÕÕ¡Õ¯Õ¸Õ¢ ÕÕ¡Õ¯Õ¸Õ¢ÕµÕ¡Õ¶, Ô±ÖÖÕ¡ÕÕ« Ô±ÖÕ¤Õ¡ÖÕ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¸ÖÕ¶ Ô¿Õ¸ÖÕ½Õ¡Õ¯ÖÕ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ Õ¶Õ¡ÕÕ¡Õ£Õ¡Õ°:
David Galstyan(/guest/dgalstyan), leader of the Justice faction in the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh. Ô´Õ¡Õ¾Õ«Õ© Ô³Õ¡Õ¬Õ½Õ¿ÕµÕ¡Õ¶, Ô±ÖÖÕ¡ÕÕ« ÕÕ¡Õ¶ÖÕ¡ÕºÕ¥Õ¿Õ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ Ô±Õ¦Õ£Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ ÔºÕ¸Õ²Õ¸Õ¾Õ«

Իրավիճակը Բերձորի շուրջ - The Situation Around Berdzor (Armenian) [EP150]

Posted on Sunday, Aug 7, 2022 | Category: Artsakh, Armenia, Politics, In Armenian, China, Russia, Nagorno Karabakh

The Situation Around Berdzor with Hakob Hakobyan and Davit Galstyan

Guests / ÕÕµÕ¸ÖÖÕ¥Ö:

Hakob Hakobyan, co-chair of the Artsakh Justice Party. ÕÕ¡Õ¯Õ¸Õ¢ ÕÕ¡Õ¯Õ¸Õ¢ÕµÕ¡Õ¶, Ô±ÖÖÕ¡ÕÕ« Ô±ÖÕ¤Õ¡ÖÕ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¸ÖÕ¶ Ô¿Õ¸ÖÕ½Õ¡Õ¯ÖÕ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ Õ¶Õ¡ÕÕ¡Õ£Õ¡Õ°:
David Galstyan(/guest/dgalstyan), leader of the Justice faction in the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh. Ô´Õ¡Õ¾Õ«Õ© Ô³Õ¡Õ¬Õ½Õ¿ÕµÕ¡Õ¶, Ô±ÖÖÕ¡ÕÕ« ÕÕ¡Õ¶ÖÕ¡ÕºÕ¥Õ¿Õ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ Ô±Õ¦Õ£Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ ÔºÕ¸Õ²Õ¸Õ¾Õ«

Tehran 2022 | Normalization | EU-Azerbaijan Gas Deal | Personae Non Grata | Ep #149 - July 31, 2022 [EP149]

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 2, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Syria, Genocide, China, India, Israel, Lebanon, Economy, Human Rights | Series: WIR

ANN/Groong Week in Review - July 31, 2022

Topics:

Tehran 2022 Trilateral Summit
âNormalizationâ or Pax Turkiana?
EU - Azerbaijan gas deal
Diaspora Personae Non-Grata

Guests:

Yeghia Tashjian - TW/@yeghig

Host:

Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 149 | Recorded: Monday, July 31, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220731.html

Tehran 2022 | Normalization | EU-Azerbaijan Gas Deal | Personae Non Grata | Ep #149 - July 31, 2022 [EP149]

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 2, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Syria, Genocide, China, India, Israel, Lebanon, Economy, Human Rights

ANN/Groong Week in Review - July 31, 2022

Topics:

Tehran 2022 Trilateral Summit
âNormalizationâ or Pax Turkiana?
EU - Azerbaijan gas deal
Diaspora Personae Non-Grata

Guests:

Yeghia Tashjian - TW/@yeghig

Host:

Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 149 | Recorded: Monday, July 31, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220731.html

Tevan Poghosyan: CIA in EVN | Armen Grigoryan | Papazian Banned | FMs Meet | Ep #148 - July 17, 2022 [EP148]

Posted on Wednesday, Jul 20, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Human Rights, Syria, Genocide, Middle East, Ukraine | Series: WIR

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - July 17, 2022

Topics:

00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:30 CIA Chief in Armenia
00:18:26 Army Chief Appointed
00:30:41 Armen Grigoryan Dies in Court
00:45:14 Mourad Papazian is Denied Entry in Armenia
00:57:04 Bayramov and Mirzoyan in Tbilisi
01:06:11 Rants

Guests:

Tevan Poghosyan - TW/@TevanPoghosyan

Host:

Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 148 | Recorded: Monday, July 19, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220717.html

Tevan Poghosyan: CIA in EVN | Armen Grigoryan | Papazian Banned | FMs Meet | Ep #148 - July 17, 2022 [EP148]

Posted on Wednesday, Jul 20, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Human Rights, Syria, Genocide, Middle East, Ukraine

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - July 17, 2022

Topics:

00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:30 CIA Chief in Armenia
00:18:26 Army Chief Appointed
00:30:41 Armen Grigoryan Dies in Court
00:45:14 Mourad Papazian is Denied Entry in Armenia
00:57:04 Bayramov and Mirzoyan in Tbilisi
01:06:11 Rants

Guests:

Tevan Poghosyan - TW/@TevanPoghosyan

Host:

Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 148 | Recorded: Monday, July 19, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220717.html

Developments in Regional Geopolitics and Censorship Laws | Ep #146 - July 10, 2022 [EP146]

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 12, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Russia, Syria, India, Georgia, Israel, China, Economy, Ukraine, Armenian Church | Series: WIR

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - July 10, 2022

Topics:

00:00 Introduction
01:40 Developments in the Regional Geopolitics
47:53 Watch your Internets!
55:58 Rants

Guests:

Hrant Mikaelian / TW/@Hrant_M
Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan / TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

Host:

Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 146 | Recorded: Monday, July 11, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220710.html

#armenian #news

Developments in Regional Geopolitics and Censorship Laws | Ep #146 - July 10, 2022 [EP146]

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 12, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Russia, Syria, India, Georgia, Israel, China, Economy, Ukraine, Armenian Church

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - July 10, 2022

Topics:

00:00 Introduction
01:40 Developments in the Regional Geopolitics
47:53 Watch your Internets!
55:58 Rants

Guests:

Hrant Mikaelian / TW/@Hrant_M
Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan / TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

Host:

Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 146 | Recorded: Monday, July 11, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220710.html

#armenian #news