After independence, the Republic of Turkey between the Republic of Tajikistan foreign policy, economic empowerment and developmental relations

This thesis aims to analyze the relations between Turkey and Tajikistan in the aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The relations between these two countries remained rather limited in the period of1991-1995because Tajikistan was not Turkic, faced negative economic conditions, went through a civil war, and had closer ties with Iran and Russia. Between 1996, 2004and 2010, however, these relations improved as Turkey better realized the fact that Tajikistan was both an inseparable part of Central Asian geography and critical for regional stability. Furthermore, in this period, Tajik Civil War ended with an important political reconciliation. It is concluded that although there has been a relative improvement in Turkish-Tajik relations since Tajikistan's independence, it has not yet reached to a satisfactory level. Keywords: 1. Tajikistan, 2. Regional Stability, 3. Turkic Republics, 4. Tajik Civil War, 5. Turkish Tajik Relations.