Turkic Integration and Some Aspects of Assessing Migration Potential on the Case of Kazakhstan and Turkey

Abstract

Various aspects of Turkic integration are the subject of research within the framework of modern international relations, particularly in the Central Asian region. For the Central Asian region, the factor of Turkic integration is one of the vectors in foreign policy as an opportunity to balance and develop, as well as to promote its national interests. The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) has passed a certain way in several stages and as a result has transformed and received the status of an international organization. At this stage, the OTS is in the process of defining strategic priorities and has the potential for further expansion. The stated goal of the OTS is to strengthen peace and stability, as well as to develop cooperation and capacity building through the preservation of the history and cultural heritage of the Turkic-speaking countries. Moreover, the organization acts as a bridge between member states in deepening international cooperation and maintaining security. One of the important, but still unstudied aspects within the framework of the OTS is the potential of migration processes, which covers almost all countries of the Organization. The Organization of Turkic States considers migration processes primarily in the context of security, certain activities have also affected the strengthening of cooperation between diasporas in the OTS region, but migration processes themselves and their consequences in terms of economic, investment and educational components have not been comprehensively studied and addressed yet. The most striking example in this context is migration from the OTS countries to Turkey, which in recent years has increasingly become a migration hub at the crossroads of several regions. The migration case between Kazakhstan and Turkey, namely migration from Kazakhstan to Turkey, is interesting for assessing the potential of mobility in the context of economic, cultural, educational and other processes.

Key words: Turkic integration, Organization of Turkic States, investment migration, educational migration, migration from Kazakhstan to Turkey.