ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND IDENTITY: THE COLLECTIVE SELF ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES

Medihanur Argalı

ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND IDENTITY: THE COLLECTIVE SELF ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES

Abstract

This article explores how the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) serves as a collective ontological security mechanism for post-Soviet Turkic republics. Building upon Giddens’s ontological security theory, Mitzen’s state-level perspective, and Steele’s moral-narrative framework, the study positions the OTS as a regional institution mitigating existential anxieties through shared narratives of identity, continuity, and strategic unity. Applying Critical Discourse Analysis and securitization theory, it investigates summit declarations and presidential discourses from 2021 to 2025. The analysis reveals a shift from cultural and historical references to securitized and strategic narratives, signaling the OTS’s transformation into a civilizational regional actor that anchors identity within power dynamics. The study concludes that ontological security is maintained through narrative consistency, enabling member states to assert a shared sense of selfhood.

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Ethical Statement

This study did not require approval from an ethics committee as it did not involve human participants, animals, or sensitive personal data. All data used in this research were obtained from publicly available sources.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies of the Turkic World

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Medihanur Argalı ^*
0000-0003-0777-7077
Türkiye

Publication Date

January 30, 2026

Submission Date

November 21, 2025

Acceptance Date

January 23, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 8 Number: 1

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Argalı, M. (2026). ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND IDENTITY: THE COLLECTIVE SELF ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES. Eurasian Research Journal, 8(1), 1-21. https://izlik.org/JA72CN34AC

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1.Argalı M. ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND IDENTITY: THE COLLECTIVE SELF ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES. ERJ. 2026;8(1):1-21. https://izlik.org/JA72CN34AC

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Argalı, Medihanur. 2026. “ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND IDENTITY: THE COLLECTIVE SELF ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES”. Eurasian Research Journal 8 (1): 1-21. https://izlik.org/JA72CN34AC.

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Argalı M (January 1, 2026) ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND IDENTITY: THE COLLECTIVE SELF ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES. Eurasian Research Journal 8 1 1–21.

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[1]M. Argalı, “ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND IDENTITY: THE COLLECTIVE SELF ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES”, ERJ, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1–21, Jan. 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA72CN34AC

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Argalı, Medihanur. “ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND IDENTITY: THE COLLECTIVE SELF ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES”. Eurasian Research Journal 8/1 (January 1, 2026): 1-21. https://izlik.org/JA72CN34AC.

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Argalı, Medihanur. “ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND IDENTITY: THE COLLECTIVE SELF ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES”. Eurasian Research Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, Jan. 2026, pp. 1-21, https://izlik.org/JA72CN34AC.

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1.Medihanur Argalı. ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY AND IDENTITY: THE COLLECTIVE SELF ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TURKIC STATES. ERJ [Internet]. 2026 Jan. 1;8(1):1-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA72CN34AC