Former Soviet republic east of Turkey (7)

I believe the answer is:

armenia

(Other definitions for armenia that I've seen before include "Former Soviet republic of south-east Europe, capital Yerevan" , "Transcaucasian nation" , "Former Russian republic, its capital Yerevan" , "Republic east of Black Sea bordering Turkey, capital Yerevan" , "Country in the Caucasus, capital Yerevan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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