YEREVAN. - Turkey is not the player it used to be in the Karabakh issue several months ago, Armenian National Assembly (NA) MP Aragats Akhoyan said at a press-conference on Tuesday.

In his words, Ankara’s position on the Karabakh issue is strategically unfavorable for Turkey itself, since a model is created, according to which the Cyprus issue may be raised.

“We see that Azerbaijan is under the influence of Russia. The Turks have understood their place. The situation is very tough in Turkey now: everything is only beginning there. Of course, the attempted coup was a failure, but there are still many events ahead,” Akhoyan added.