This thesis analyzes the penetration process of Turkish construction firms into the Russian market, in the frame of developing relations between Turkey and Russian Federation. Starting from the demise of Soviet Union, Turkish construction firms have played an important role on the convergence of these two countries both in economical and political relations. The dominance of the politics on the bilateral relations between Turkey and Soviet Union has started to weaken since from the liberalization attempts in both of the countries starting from the first half of 1980s. By the demise of Soviet Union, including Turkish construction activities in the Russian Federation, commercial relations have become the dominant factor that determines direction of the bilateral relations between these two countries. Within this context, this thesis seeks to explore the nature of overseas construction works in a particular geographical area, namely in the Russian Federation. In this study, I applied the semi-structured in-depth interview technique. The target group was selected from the administrative personnel and the field workers of Turkish overseas construction companies that have worked in the Russian construction market. In this frame, I carried out interviews with 10 top level managers of the Turkish overseas construction firms and 10 construction workers who have been worked in the Russian Federation.

The paper is dedicated to study and analysis of the Turkish government export promotion programs, developed in the late 80s early 90s. of the 20thcentury and their impact on foreign trade and foreign economic activities of the Turkish small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as on the development of trade and economic relations with Russia. The author reveals the key features of the formation of export promotion programs, identifies long-term strategic goals, directions, options and limitations of current programs directed to support the Turkish private sector. / Работа посвящена изучению и анализу правительственных программ стимулирования экспорта, разработанных в конце 80х начале 90х гг. ХХ века и их влияния на внешнеторговую и внешнеэкономическую деятельность турецкого малого и среднего предпринимательства, а также на развитие торговых и экономических отношений с Россией. Автор раскрывает ключевые особенности формирования программ поддержки экспорта, выявляет долгосрочные стратегические цели, направления, альтернативы и ограничения современных турецких программ поддержки частного сектора.