Abstract:

Turkey is a founding member of the Council of Europe and the United Nations (UN). However, Turkey has been a member of NATO since 1952 and has been a member of the European Union since 1959. After the Second World War, Turkey was included in many bodies within the West Bloc and had close relations with many states in the framework of the alliance. The fact that Turkey is in such a close relationship with the West has not been achieved in the improvement of Turkey’s relations with the Western states, and if necessary in the socio-economic development of Turkey, the desired yield and success has not been achieved. For this and similar reasons, Turkey has since the beginning of the 90s and especially after the 2000s, using the advantages of its own geography, in the framework of its historical, religious and cultural similarities, began to establish a more intense relationship with the peoples living in the Central Asia-Hasar region in the framework of pragmatism. This multi-dimensional policy that Turkey has carried out has contributed significantly to the development of relations with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), although it is not at the desired level. SHIO is composed of 8 members and 5 of these 8 members are located in the Eurasia region, which Turkey sees as co-working countries and is considered by Turks as the constituent. Turkey, due to its geography and historical history, is trying to pursue a more active and multi-dimensional policy in line with its political, economic and socio-cultural achievements. While cooperation with the West continues in this framework, the strengthening of relations with Central Asia and the East should not be neglected. While Turkey develops relations with any agency within the East-West Bloc, it should consider one as an alternative and/or competitor to the other. In this context, the socio-economic and socio-cultural union of Turkey with the Turkish Republics within the Turkish Republic should be reinforced and strengthened in order to be able to move the relations of Turkey with the Turkish Republic to higher levels.