TURKEY-Central Asia Relations

International Ataturk-Alatoo University

International Relations Department

1)Turkic Languages Speaking States Council :• Secretary-General is Ramil Khasanov• Established in the 3rd of October 2009• Member-states are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Turkey• Cultural community, with no present strong economic background 2) TIKA(Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency):• Established on 25th December 1991• Projects Extend from Technical Infrastructure to Corporate Capacity Increase• Aid amount raised from 85 millions USD in 2002 to 3 billion 591 millions USD

in 2014• 3) TURKSOY• 4) TURKPA

TURKIC COUNCIL

Kazakhstan

• Turkish Republic is the first country to recognize Republic of Kazakhstan as a sovereign state(The 16th of December 1991).

• Involvement of Turkey in educational development of Kazakhstan (Nurorda Educational organization, Suleyman Demirel University and International Kazakh-Turkish University)

• New Silk Way project( PRC-Europe markets boundary)• Investments• Trade Exchange rate about 4 billion USD

Kyrgyzstan

• The first country to recognize • 200 million dollars of trade exchange in 2009• Atambaev-Erdogan friendship• Increasing number of Turkish construction companies after 2010• Education (KT Manas University (15 million USD a year investment),Sebat

and Anadolu)• Infrastructural projects• Turkish Supermarkets

UZBEKISTAN

• Recognition on 4th of March 1992(The first state)• Brotherhood relations until 1999• Restriction on Turkish Educational Institutions (Fear of Separatism) • Less Turkish investments from 1999• Cold relations in 21st century• Pressure on Turkish business (ex: closure of Demir and Turkuaz supermarkets)• 1.5 billion USD trade relation exchange and 1 billion USD Turkish investments

amount

TURKMENISTAN

• Worse relations after Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov presidency• Depth of Turkmen government to 25 Turkish companies (1 billion USD)• Trade Exchange rate is about 3,5 billion USD• Closure of Turkish Educational Institutions

TAJIKISTAN

• Trade Exchange amount is 600 million USD

• Exports to Turkey are about 400 million USD

• About 60 Turkish companies work in Tajikistan

• Education

IR

• Lecturer: Dr. Ibrahim Koncak• Done by Jalil MukanbetovDr. Ibrahim Koncak