Turkey between the East and the West.

Abstract

The links between the Republic of Turkey and the Russian Federation are constantly being enhanced and becoming more diverse. However, the interest of national social-economic geography to this country is utterly small. this is especially peculiar because Turkey is currently undergoing the fundamental changes in social and economic life. From a geographical viewpoint, the most important driving forces of these changes are the growing concentration of population in major cities and the shift of population from the East to the West of the country. Life of modern Turkey is determined by the continuous maneuvering between East and West, And there is no certainty where this state will eventually turn