The article is devoted to the study of international relations between the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and the parliamentary bodies of the Turkish Republic at various levels. The publication is based on a wide range of Turkish and Russian sources. The article defines the prospects for cooperation between St. Petersburg and Turkey, in which representatives of the parliamentary structures of St. Petersburg, Ankara, and Istanbul play an important role. According to the authors, in the second half of the 1990s, a new page began in bilateral relations between the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and figures of the Turkish Republic - diplomats, parliamentarians, representatives of business, science, culture, and art. Numerous examples of cooperation between St. Petersburg parliamentarians and representatives of various Turkish companies are cited, including Turkish Airlines, FIBA holding, Renaissance Construction, Enka, Betatek, Ramenka, and others. It is noted that the automobile plants General Motors, Nissan, the Philip Moris Izhora plant, and many other large objects were built in St. Petersburg with the participation of the Turkish capital and Turkish specialists. It is concluded that relations between St. Petersburg and Turkey are on the rise. At present, efforts are being made to strengthen the ties of the St. Petersburg parliament with the legislative bodies of Turkey in the regions of the country.
Translated title of the contributionPARLIAMENTARY INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG AND TURKEY IN THE LATE XX - EARLY XXI CENTURY
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)64-74
JournalКЛИО
Issue number1(169)
StatePublished - Jan 2021

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