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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">comparativepolitics</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Сравнительная политика</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Comparative Politics Russia</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2221-3279</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2412-4990</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Издательская группа «Юрист»</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.46272/2221-3279-2025-2-16-8</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">comparativepolitics-1835</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МОЗАИЧНОЕ ПОЛЕ РОССИЙСКОЙ И МИРОВОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>MOSAIC FIELD OF RUSSIAN AND WORLS POLITICS</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>«Cахельская тройка» во внешней политике Турции: основные дискурсы, инструменты, перспективы взаимодействия</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>The “Sahel Trio” in Turkey’s Foreign Policy: Discourses, Instruments and Prospects</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-3277</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Исламов</surname><given-names>Д. Р.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Islamov</surname><given-names>D. R.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Исламов Дамир Римович – кандидат исторических наук, научный сотрудник Центра средиземноморских исследований факультета мировой экономики и мировой политики </p><p>119017, Москва, ул. М. Ордынка, д. 17 </p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. Damir R. ISLAMOV – Research Fellow, Mediterranean Studies Centre, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs </p><p>17, M. Ordynka str., Moscow, 119017 </p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">dam1948@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>HSE University</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>20</day><month>10</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>16</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title>Мозаика страноведческих исследований</issue-title><elocation-id>146–166</elocation-id><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Исламов Д.Р., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Исламов Д.Р.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Islamov D.R.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.sravpol.ru/jour/article/view/1835">https://www.sravpol.ru/jour/article/view/1835</self-uri><abstract><p>В начале 2020-х гг. страны «Сахельской тройки» (Мали, Буркина-Фасо, Нигер) охватила череда военных переворотов, в результате которых к власти пришли группы элит, использовавшие в том числе антизападные нарративы. Эти события создали возможность для незападных акторов расширить свое влияние в Сахеле, чем активно стремится воспользоваться Турецкая Республика. Активное вовлечение Анкары в африканские дела началось еще в 2000-х гг., когда Турция инициировала платформу дипломатического взаимодействия в формате саммитов «Турция–Африка». Более пристальный интерес к региону Сахеля Турция начала проявлять в 2010-е гг., формируя нормативно-правовую базу для дальнейшего сотрудничества, что станет стартовой площадкой для более углубленного вовлечения в регион в начале 2020-х гг. На протяжении 2010-х гг. Турция делала акцент преимущественно на инструментах публичной дипломатии и развитии торгово-экономических связей, частично поддерживая проекты, инициированные западными державами, как, например, «Сахельская группа пяти» (G5 Sahel). Параллельно Анкара продвигала антиколониальный дискурс в отношении африканских государств, акцентируя внимание на том, что, в отличие от европейских держав, Османская империя не занималась колониальной эксплуатацией континента. Уже в конце 2010-х – начале 2020-х гг. Анкара постепенно начала позиционировать себя в качестве самостоятельного игрока, который может являться альтернативным гарантом безопасности в Сахельском регионе путем поставок собственной военной продукции, продвижения военно-технической и научной кооперации, а также подготовки местных военнослужащих. Наиболее тесные отношения в Сахеле Турция выстраивает с Нигером, за которым следуют Мали и Буркина-Фасо. За последние годы Турция выстроила свою модель внешнеполитического присутствия в Африке, которая также актуальна и для стран Сахеля. Настоящее исследование направлено на рассмотрение внешнеполитического курса Турции в отношении Нигера, Мали и Буркина-Фасо через призму основных дискурсов, которые Анкара продвигает на континенте. Наряду с этим уделяется внимание основным приоритетам и вызовам, с которыми Турция может столкнуться в процессе взаимодействия со странами «Сахельской тройки».</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In the early 2020s, the countries of the “Sahel Trio” (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger) experienced a series of military coups, bringing elite groups to power, including those utilizing anti-Western narratives. This created an opportunity for non-Western actors to expand their influence in the Sahel, which the Republic of Türkiye is most dynamically seeking to capitalize on. Ankara’s foreign policy “probing” of the African continent had begun as early as the 2000s, with the establishment of a diplomatic platform within the “Türkiye-Africa” summits. By the 2010s, Türkiye began to show a more focused interest in the Sahel, laying the legal and regulatory groundwork for future cooperation, which would serve as a springboard for deeper regional engagement in the early 2020s. It is worth noting that, during the 2010s, Ankara primarily emphasized mechanisms of public diplomacy and trade-economic cooperation, while also partially supporting initiatives led by Western powers, such as the “G5 Sahel”. At the same time, Türkiye promoted an anti-colonial discourse towards African states, highlighting that, unlike the European powers, the Ottoman Empire was not engaged in the colonial exploitation of the continent. By the late 2010s and early 2020s, Ankara gradually began positioning itself as an independent player capable of serving as an alternative security guarantor in the Sahel region. This was achieved through the supply of its own military products, promoting military-technical and scientific cooperation, and training local armed forces. Notably, Türkiye has developed its closest relations in the Sahel with Niger, followed by Mali and then Burkina Faso. Over the past few years, Türkiye has established its own model of foreign policy engagement in Africa, which also applies to the Sahel countries. Therefore, this study aims to examine Türkiye’s foreign policy toward Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso through the lens of the key discourses Ankara promotes on the continent. Additionally, it highlights the main priorities and challenges Türkiye may face in its engagement with the “Sahel Trio”.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Турция</kwd><kwd>Сахель</kwd><kwd>Мали</kwd><kwd>Буркина-Фасо</kwd><kwd>Нигер</kwd><kwd>Сахельская тройка</kwd><kwd>Конфедерация государств Сахеля</kwd><kwd>ЭКОВАС</kwd><kwd>безопасность</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Turkey</kwd><kwd>Türkiye</kwd><kwd>Sahel</kwd><kwd>Mali</kwd><kwd>Burkina Faso</kwd><kwd>Niger</kwd><kwd>Sahel Trio</kwd><kwd>Confederation of Sahel States</kwd><kwd>Alliance of Sahel States</kwd><kwd>ECOWAS</kwd><kwd>security</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Аватков В.А., Томилова Ю.О. (2013) Перспективы становления Турции как ведущего игрока на африканском континенте. Вестник МГИМО Университета (4): 227–233. 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