Özet:

During the Cold War period, the main foreign policy of Turkey towards the Central Asia region was based on two fundamental arguments. These arguments have been shaped in the axis of supporting the independence of the newly established states in Central Asia and ensuring the political and economic stability of the regional states. In the context of this foreign policy, Turkey has planned efforts to strengthen the integration of the region in the Cold War process with the international community in order to create an environment of cooperation with other neighboring states in many areas. The study you’ll read will be discussed in the context of the multilateral transportation policy, which is placed among the main foreign policy issues of Turkey by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, linked to the transportation area within the projects that Turkey is trying to implement towards Central Asia. While dealing with the Central Corridor Initiative, the conceptual framework will be drawn with the concept of external assistance of the discipline of international relations. The current status of the projects completed or ongoing by Turkey will be presented in the course of the work. The results of the study will try to figure out if there is a change in the foreign policy of Turkey towards the Central Asian region after the Cold War to date.

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