Turkey's turns to Central Asia: Learning by doing

Daria Isachenko

No 49/2025, SWP Comments from Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Abstract: Ankara's role in Central Asia is often assessed through the "Great Game" lens, in which Turkey is supposed to challenge the influence of Russia and China. On the one hand, such a perspective attests to the growing role of Turkey in the region. On the other hand, this view ignores the agency of Central Asian states and the established multi-vector foreign policies, meaning that cooperation with Ankara is a complement to, rather than a replacement for, their interactions with other actors. As the European Union (EU) seeks to engage in Central Asia, its approach will need to accommodate the diversification pattern prevailing in the region.

Keywords: Central Asia; Turkey; Azerbaijan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Uzbekistan; Cyprus; multi-vector foreign policies; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); European Union (EU); Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA); Organization of Turkic States (OTS); Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)" (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.18449/2025C49

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