THE WORLD, CONNECTED
DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

Türkiye → Russia

This score represents Türkiye's relationship toward Russia. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

TUR → RUS+1Mixed86% evidence confidenceDocumented bilateral evidence
RUS → TUR-2Mixed3-point gap · not analytically meaningful
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security-15

2 documented factors produce the -15 security assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -25Syria crisis ruptured relations
    Active event · 2015

    The Syria-related aircraft incident drove a severe deterioration in security, diplomacy and economic ties.

  2. +10Bilateral normalization began
    Active event · 2016

    The governments restored high-level contacts and practical cooperation from 2016.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 security rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.

Diplomacy-7

5 documented factors produce the -7 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +10High Level Cooperation Council
    Baseline rule · 2015

    A standing leaders-led cooperation council had operated since 2010.

  2. -15Severe Syria-related friction
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Official records describe the Syrian conflict as a serious test for bilateral political relations.

  3. -35Syria crisis ruptured relations
    Active event · 2015

    The Syria-related aircraft incident drove a severe deterioration in security, diplomacy and economic ties.

  4. +25Bilateral normalization began
    Active event · 2016

    The governments restored high-level contacts and practical cooperation from 2016.

  5. +8Energy cooperation deepened
    Active event · 2020

    The TurkStream project and continuing trade and tourism ties deepened practical cooperation.

Economic+45

5 documented factors produce the +45 economic assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +15Institutional economic cooperation
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Standing bilateral institutions supported extensive trade, energy and tourism cooperation.

  2. +20Bilateral trade threshold
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Reported trade activates the absolute methodology route using the latest observation available for this year.

  3. -15Syria crisis ruptured relations
    Active event · 2015

    The Syria-related aircraft incident drove a severe deterioration in security, diplomacy and economic ties.

  4. +10Bilateral normalization began
    Active event · 2016

    The governments restored high-level contacts and practical cooperation from 2016.

  5. +15Energy cooperation deepened
    Active event · 2020

    The TurkStream project and continuing trade and tourism ties deepened practical cooperation.

Alignment0

No baseline rule or active event moves this component away from neutral.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Disputes0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 disputes rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.

Societal0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 societal rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

-13 in 2015 → +1 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

-18

Syria crisis ruptured relations

The Syria-related aircraft incident drove a severe deterioration in security, diplomacy and economic ties.

+10

Bilateral normalization began

The governments restored high-level contacts and practical cooperation from 2016.

+4

Energy cooperation deepened

The TurkStream project and continuing trade and tourism ties deepened practical cooperation.

Interpret with care

This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.

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