TRACING PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT INITIATIVES IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY: COULD THE SIX-WAY PLATFORM BECOME A NEW ASTANA PROCESS?

This article compares and contrasts the Astana Process, which Türkiye, Russia, Iran devised for Syria, with Six-Way Platform Initiative, Türkiye has offered as a solution mechanism to promote peaceful conditions foster cooperation in South Caucasus. In this vein, process tracing method is applied assess initiative's chances of success. Over past twenty years, peace proposals Caucasus have been placed on agenda under various titles but solutions never realized. makes case that regional-global context inclusion relevant actors direct impact likelihood Given İran Russia demonstrated their ability cooperate designed there greater chance will be feasible case. On contrary, fact also increases collaboration endeavor could fail. The opposing interests attempt advance Syria at times stalled still ongoing. dynamic negative repercussions Platform, argues that, what transpires significant Caucasus' politics, are already very fragile ground.