Can One Belt, One Road pave the way for Turkey’s future?

Source:TRT World Date:27Jun2018

Among the most important ambitions that the OBOR represents is China’s attempt to bring trade routes back to the Eurasian continent after three hundred years of Euro-Atlantic domination of trade routes.

This is where Turkey comes in. It lies in a geostrategically important location that connects Europe, Asia and (by sea and air) Africa. Thus, Turkey lies on the shortest route for China’s ambitious plans to create a Eurasian trading network.