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The Impact Of Economic Integration N Drug Trafficking Between Turkey And Iran, Ekici Behsat, Unlu Ali

Ekici Behsat

Turkish foreign trade and security policy has been undergoing profound transformations over the past decade. One of the major changes has been observed in Turkey`s bilateral relations with Iran. Ankara and Tehran sought political entente and economic integration through various energy and trade agreements. In 2007, the governments of Turkey and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding on energy and trade. At the subsequent press speeches the state leaders promised to boost bilateral trade, eliminate barriers and encourage free movement of people. The agreement indicated that Ankara and Tehran began to experience a new era of entente after decades of …