The Influence of Pan-Turkism on the Political Identity Formation of the Turkic States of Central Asia in the XXI Century (Part 2)

The negative tone of statements about pan-Turkism and Turkey’s policy in the post-Soviet space Central Asian region prevails Russian media. Indeed, is a strong factor emerging statehood newly independent states region. At same time, it important to emphasize this, not only far from defining one. His influence manifested itself mainly first half 1990s. All authors note role Turkey at initial stage sovereignty countries this Then, first, due lack resources, its Asia began wane. New players appeared region, representing interests Western China. economic, military, political also became more stable weightier. attempts XXI century achieve new successes promoting based on values Turkism did lead expected results. Economic military-political competitors continued outpace it, their encouraged Ankara make measurements during policy. She realistic pragmatic. For few reasons, decade century, Turkish upper classes somewhat cooled down pan-Turkism. elites got taste state nationalism and, cultivating own values, emphasized right multi-vector foreign Overcoming dependence Moscow, they demonstrated unwillingness follow wake Ankara’s interests. In conditions оf De-globalization fragmentation that after global crisis 2008–2009 once again becoming an sovereign positioning Turkic-speaking republics Asia. has ceased act as instrument expansion today represents phenomenon — “collective pan-Turkism”, which testifies common interest solidarity aspirations participants. Russia, China other non-regional actors will have reckon with circumstance future.