Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı’nın Sosyal İnşacı Teori Çerçevesinde Analizi
Özet
In this thesis, the relations between Turkey and the Turkic Republics, Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, which declared their
independence after the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in
1991, are analyzed. The Organization of Turkic States, the ideological infrastructure of
which was created with Ismail Gasprinsky’s ideology of “Unity in Language, Opinion,
and Work” and which completed the institutionalization process with the Nakhchivan
Agreement of 2009, is the highest point of these relations. In this study, it is evaluated
that the ideal of the Turkic Union and the efforts made in this direction will play an
important role in shaping international relations on a regional and global scale in the
future. In contrast to the Neo-Realist theory, which is based on the anarchic nature of
international relations, analyses the international system only through material structures;
Social Constructivist theory argues that social and ideational structures are at least as
effective as material structures in International Relations. According to the Social
Constructivist approach, the system of ideas, beliefs and values shared by the actors in
the system has a structural characteristic and has a determinant effect on social-political
actions. The Turkic Republics, leagued together by common identity, culture, beliefs and
values, the integration processes within the Organization of Turkic States, which started
with the summit process and supported by new institutions, are evolving into a positive
structure. Relations and cooperation in the fields of science, culture, education, economy,
and diplomatic, political and legal fields confirm the Social Constructivist Theory’s claim
that not only material structures but also structures arising from opinions and ideals can
lead sovereign states in the international arena to redefine their national interests in terms
of the role they play in certain formations. The main argument of this thesis is that based
on the Social Constructivist perspective in International Relations, it will be possible for
the Turkic States, which are members of the Organization of Turkic States, to reach a
stage where they can jointly determine their national interests in the international arena within the framework of the cooperation structures that exist within the Organization and
will be established in the process.
