CENTRAL ASIA AND TURKEY IN THE PERIOD OF GLOBALIZATION AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION

In today's new system of international relations, Central Asia, due to its geopolitical and geoeconomic features, is a region of strategic importance that has attracted the attention of the world's major powers. This is primarily due to the region's geopolitical and geoeconomic features, influenced by geographical, economic, national, historical, and cultural factors. Therefore, the region is of great strategic importance. Secondly, Central Asia is a landlocked region that has no direct access to the seaё. It can only access the world's sea routes through neighbouring countries. Therefore, it is clear, without further ado, how important it is for the Central Asian states to establish ties with neighbouring countries. Thirdly, the Central Asian region is a region rich in natural resources. Among the natural resources, there are oil, gas, non-ferrous metals, and other mineral resources. The countries of Central Asia have a relatively favourable situation in terms of crop development, including cotton, grains, vegetables, and other economic crops. Therefore, agriculture has a huge economic potential. Fourth, the Central Asian region has its own unique national, religious, and cultural characteristics, with strong traditional ties to Turkic and Islamic cultures, as well as the combined influence of Western and Eastern civilisations. The aim of the article is to reveal Turkey's close integration into Central Asia, development of economic relations and strengthening of political influence in the region. The relevance of the scientific article is primarily directly related to the current geopolitical situation in Turkey and the Central Asian region. From a geopolitical point of view, the current development of the Turkish state, its relations with the main geopolitical powers of the world are a strategically important issue, and its policy towards Central Asia is also of great relevance.