TURKEY GEORGIA RELATIONS: CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW

DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10459057 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to critically assess the major contributions to the academic literature on Turkey-Georgian relations focusing on the period from the date from J.D.P party came to power in 2002 to 2022. Based on a qualitative approach using an integrative and comprehensive literature review, the authors performed a content analysis of high-impact, peer-reviewed papers. The paper discusses some of the various factors have helped shape Turkey and South Caucasus relations. The studies provide insights but have literature gaps that require further explanations and more theoretical backing. This only occurs if nations and regions coexist peacefully and create development policies that ensure competitiveness and increase the productivity of the regions. Therefore, this paper reviews two decades of research on Turkey-Georgian relations focusing on Turkeys presence and influence on the South Caucasus. It also provides suggestions that are insightful for future research and provides a new way to interpret the contemporary world and analyze the complexities of political power shifts. The paper also suggests that understanding the contemporary world would help in critically interpreting the influence of the international political economy, allow one to understand political and economic structures and hierarchies which drive economic nationalism and globalization. Most of the conclusions drawn from this paper need to be re-explored and supported by additional research. This could be done by widening the scope of the analysis. There was limited quantitative data to support the evidence-based qualitative analyses all within a framework that considers more political and historical dimensions.