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 The aim of this study is to examine the effects of social, economic and cultural activities carried out by government-organized non-governmental organizations on Turkey’s international political activities in the development of international relations, specifically Yunus Emre Enstitüsü (YEE). In addition to cooperation with international organizations, non-governmental organizations and private sector organizations in the development and maintenance of international relations, it can be said that government-organized non-governmental organizations (GONGO’s) have strategic importance. In this context, the strategic actions, plans, activities and projects of Yunus Emre Institute, as a one of the most active publicly supported non-governmental organizations in Turkey, between 2007-2019 were examined and an impact analysis was made. Plans, reports and activity documents about the structure and objectives of YEE were also examined. Then, a question set was created in the light of the data obtained, and the interviews were analyzed to evaluate the activities and effects of YEE. For cultural diplomacy and cultural cooperation in the international arena, YEE is known to have been established with the aim of transferring Turkey’s history, culture and understanding of civilization to the international arena. However, it has been observed that it fulfills its duty as an important actor in the spread of the Turkish language and its competition with other common languages. Therefore, it can be said that YEE, which works to increase the awareness, reliability and reputation of Turkey in the international arena, has been the pioneer of this process beyond contributing to the promotion of Turkey abroad in the field of cultural diplomacy.

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