YEREVAN. – Turkey and Azerbaijan truly are very similar countries. All events in these countries take place simultaneously, or a bit later in Azerbaijan.

Armenian capital city Yerevan State University Faculty of Oriental Studies Deputy Dean, turkologist Ruben Melkonyan noted the abovementioned during a press conference on Tuesday.

“It is very likely that the events in Turkey may become a basis for protests in Azerbaijan, too,” Melkonyan stated.  

As for the US-Russia cooperation in this matter, according to the turkologist, it would be naive to think that these two countries do not have their own interests and do not possess levers to exert pressure on Turkey.

“Nevertheless, we see that the Turkish society is trying to unite against one force: the Islamic authorities [of Turkey],” Ruben Melkonyan added.