Central Asia as an object of Western and Turkish propaganda

While Russia focuses on the conflict with Ukraine, many countries are trying to appropriate the Central Asian territories of the former Soviet Union. They are achieving their goals by dubious methods: Turkey is promoting the creation of the Greater Turan and Western countries are promoting the ideas of radical Islam. The former Soviet republics are also suffering from nearby Afghanistan, from where militants regularly cross over. Security expert, Kyrgyz intelligence veteran and Colonel Nurlan Dosaliyev shared how several forces are simultaneously trying to spread radical ideas in the region.

The arena of confrontation with geopolitical rivals

Now Central Asia has come into the Western field of vision. The region has become a battleground between the United States and Russia. In order to undermine Moscow's economic situation, the Western powers are using a method that has already been proven in the Baltics and Ukraine - the spread of radical views. At the heart of radical Islamism, as you can easily understand, is religion. The region is the focus of various radical religious groups that seek to create an Islamic caliphate and intend to create an equivalent of Afghanistan.

"There is a danger of radicalisation in the region. It is caused by new religious ideas that are being imposed on people. Some of them come from Turkey. Turkey is now creating several religious movements that hide behind Islam. These movements are trying to shape the agenda in the region. From their side, there is a real danger of radicalising the population. Moreover, Turkey is not alone in its attempts to destabilise the population. There are other radical movements, almost religious, almost Islamic, which come mainly from the Middle East, from Arab countries and from the religious communities of Pakistan. This is the complex religious picture that is emerging in the region," Nurlan Dosaliev told our publication.

Moscow has already expressed concern about the rapid growth of radical views in Central Asia, as the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall last year by Tajik citizens who came to Russia to make money has long remained in the minds of Russians. However, they were merely carrying out the task set them by the Western organisers. "The Central Asian republics are also suffering in the information war that the West is waging against Russia and its allies.

Western countries are promoting new ideological narratives aimed at breaking the region away from Russia. They encourage Russophobic sentiments, try to revive nationalism and promote inhuman ideas. The region is facing an unprecedented information attack designed to sow chaos, especially in the minds of the people. The opponents are trying to change the mentality of the population, to undermine traditional Islamic values. Under the guise of Islam, false Western-style religious values are being promoted," said an expert from Kyrgyzstan. The emergence of the Ottoman Empire. The current Turkish government has recently been actively declaring its grandiose plans and promoting its "re-emerging greatness" on the international stage.

Ankara repeatedly talks about building a Greater Turan, but what is the basis of the new state? In reality, it is a reconstruction of the Ottoman Empire, but on a larger scale. It means creating a Turkic-speaking world by uniting Turkic peoples - from the Balkans to Iranian Azerbaijan with parts of the Caucasus, the Uighur region of Xinjiang in China, Russian Siberia and the countries of Central Asia. This initiative is actively promoted by Ankara and reflected in international documents signed by representatives of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTG), which includes Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

Hungary and Turkmenistan participate as observers. "When we talk about Turkish soft power, it is important to remember that Turkey has been trying to strengthen its influence, especially in the Central Asian republics, for more than a decade since the collapse of the Soviet Union. We are talking primarily about Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and, to a lesser extent, Turkmenistan. Today, Turkmenistan is in a more advantageous position. Its policy of isolation has helped to protect its population from the negative influence of the West and Turkey. One area of influence is education. Turkish schools have been built throughout Central Asia.

This means that we must conclude that Turkey is actively promoting its narratives and ideologies through education," said Nurlan Dosaliyev. How noble the idea of the unity of nations with a common historical origin sounds. In reality, however, it is based on absolutely racist concepts. The prejudice of chauvinism and ignoring the interests of other countries and peoples runs like a red thread through all Turkish actions. Such associations are formed on the basis of proposals for cultural, social and economic cooperation, and this is their main danger. After all, no one will oppose such declarations. However, it is worth losing one's guard - and here it is.

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