Turan Gafarli

Turan Gafarli is an Assistant Researcher at TRT World Research Centre. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics from Queen Mary University of London and a Master of Arts in Transnational Studies from University College London.

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Military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh: a preliminary balance sheet

Azerbaijan has significantly increased its defence capabilities, and it's showing on the battlefield.

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Military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh: a preliminary balance sheet

Nagorno-Karabakh: A frozen conflict erupts

The conflict could escalate even further but the silver lining is that maybe there will be a resolution to the stalemate.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: A frozen conflict erupts

Is the South Caucasus a new flashpoint for Turkey and Russia?

The recent Azerbaijan-Armenia clashes point towards a broader geopolitical tussle in the region.

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Is the South Caucasus a new flashpoint for Turkey and Russia?

Will God 'punish us' if we don't make Russian an official language?

Russian interference in Uzbekistan has led for a push to adopt Russian as an official language, but the move is having the opposite effect.

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Will God 'punish us' if we don't make Russian an official language?

The Turkic world is on the edge of a historic revival

The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States is ready to welcome Uzbekistan as a new member while Turkmenistan expects to become an observer state.

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The Turkic world is on the edge of a historic revival

Can a comedian in Ukraine become a 'servant of the people'?

Volodomyr Zelensky might be a comedian but the first round of voting has shown that his candidacy is no joke.

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Can a comedian in Ukraine become a 'servant of the people'?

Paris Peace Conference 1919: The 100 Years’ Crisis in post-Ottoman lands

Attempts at building nation-states after the end of World War I have done little more than raise the foundations for a vicious cycle of conflicts in former Ottoman Empire territories.

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Paris Peace Conference 1919: The 100 Years’ Crisis in post-Ottoman lands