The Place and Importance of Kyrgyzstan in Turkish Foreign Policy from a Constructivist Perspective

Abstract

Türkiye and Kyrgyzstan are two Turkic states with close historical, linguistic and cultural ties. In addition, although both states are secular, their people mostly belong to the same religion, the religion of Islam. Türkiye sees Kyrgyzstan as its Atayurt (fatherland) and in this context, it is the first state to recognize the independence of Kyrgyzstan in 1991. Of course, bilateral relations are too complicated to be explained by ancestry, language, or religion alone. Because the two countries have been out of contact with each other for many years. The first contact was made with the collapse of the USSR. Since 1991, the two states have developed and continue to develop various political, economic, military and cultural relations. This study will present a holistic analysis by examining the relations of the two states from a constructivist perspective, that is, in an identity sense. The main purpose of the study is to identify the current state of bilateral relations and offer solutions on how to further develop them. In the study, current data were examined by a literature review conducted in Turkish, English and Kyrgyz. The current data in question were analyzed by combining them with a constructivist perspective.

Keywords

• Turkish Foreign Policy
• Türkiye
• Kyrgyzstan
• Constructivist Theory
• Central Asia

İnşacı Perspektiften Türk Dış Politikası’nda Kırgızistan’ın Yeri ve Önemi

Abstract

Türkiye ve Kırgızistan tarihsel, dilsel ve kültürel olarak sıkı bağları bulunan iki Türk devletidir. Ayrıca her iki devlet laik yapıda bulunmakla birlikte halkları çoğunlukla aynı dine, İslamiyet dinine mensuptur. Türkiye, Kırgızistan’ı Atayurt olarak görmekte ve bu bağlamda 1991 yılında Kırgızistan’ın bağımsızlığını tanıyan ilk devlet olma özelliği göstermektedir. Tabii ki ikili ilişkiler yalnızca soy, dil, din bağıyla açıklanamayacak kadar komplikedir. Zira iki ülke birbiriyle uzun yıllar temassız kalmışlardır. İlk temas SSCB’nin yıkılmasıyla gerçekleşmiştir. 1991 yılından günümüze kadar iki devlet çeşitli siyasi, ekonomik, askeri ve kültürel ilişkiler geliştirmiş ve geliştirmeye devam etmektedir. Bu çalışma, iki devletin ilişkilerini inşacı perspektife göre yani kimliksel anlamda inceleyerek ortaya bütüncül bir analiz koyacaktır. Çalışmanın esas amacı ikili ilişkilerin mevcut durumunu tespit ederek nasıl daha da geliştirileceğine dair çözümler sunmaktır. Çalışmada Türkçe, İngilizce ve Kırgızca literatür taraması yapılarak güncel veriler incelenmiştir. Söz konusu güncel veriler, inşacı perspektifle birleştirilerek analiz edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Türk Dış Politikası
• Türkiye
• Kırgızistan
• İnşacı Teori
• Orta Asya

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