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This study addresses security issues in Central Asia. The aim of providing general information on these issues in this study is to address issues such as border issues, ethnic issues, water issues, energy issues, radical religious flows, environmental issues and drug trafficking in Central Asia. The question of this study is: "What problems have the Middle Asian countries in the region caused after 1991 to have been exposed to an authoritarian government under the Russian rule for many years?" It is formulated in form. The hypothesis of the study is that "the pleasant boundaries drawn in Central Asia during the Soviet Union period and the wrong water and agricultural policies have caused a number of problems that threaten the security of the region. The road map to be followed to answer the above question is as follows: First, the borders of Central Asia are indicated and a general assessment of the issues that threaten the security of the countries of the region is made. In the result section, the findings obtained on security issues in Central Asia are discussed and proposed solutions to them. In the study, more than secondary resources are used. In addition, in order to access the current data related to the subject, the Anadolu Agency, BBC and TRT mainly use the online pages of news sites of some institutions. Thus, all the texts obtained are subject to content resolution.