Issue 83 · Autumn 2017

Dear Readers,

We are content to introduce you the 83rd issue of Bilig ,entitled “Eurasian Political

Economy”.

Hoca Ahmet Yesevi University Eurasia Research Institute in the city of Almaty has

had a great contribution to the preparation of this special issue. Most of the articles in

this edition are the articles, regulated by Bilig principles from the papers presented at

the International Economy, Finance and Energy Congress held by the Institute every

two years and passed the review process, becoming eligible for publication. Hereby, I’d

like to thank Assoc Prof Dr. Nevzat Şimşek, the chairman of the congress organization

board and the director of the institute of that time. EFE 2018 preparatory work is

ongoing and information regarding convention date and terms could be accessed

from the following website. http://eurasian-research.org/tr. Those reviewing the institute’s

web page will also meet with valuable reports and publications about Eurasia.

The fifteen articles in this issue, when considered together, constitute a complete unity

relating to Eurasian Political Economy, but each is an in-depth analysis. The July 15

coup attempt is a treacherous attack not only targeting Turkey, but the entire Turkic

World. The article by Ali Balcı and Yıldırım Turan is a valuable analysis revealing the

Orient perspective of the forces behind this action in which the Fethullahist Terrorist

Organization was used as a subcontractor.

Besides his economics-related articles, a paper by Araz Aslanlı addressing the Trans

Caspian business union’s emergence process, development, present situation and its

contribution to the business co-operation among the Turkic republics; the article

entitled “The Analysis on The Instruments Forming the Cyber Securuty Capacıty of

Russıan Federation” by Burak Darıcali and Barış Özdal; the article in which TANAP

Treaties are examined in terms of international law by İslam Safa Kaya are the works

that enrich our special issue.

Wishing that our new issue will be of assistance, we hope that Eurasia, in which Turkey

is the regional leader, will be on the agenda of the world not only with in terms

of energy resources and geopolitical competitions but also with its rich civilization

and unique cultural treasures.

Prof. Dr. Fırat PURTAŞ

Editor in Chief