The article endeavours to review the materials of the
analytical centers of Türkiye for the study of the Central Asian vector of
China’s policy in the region. Despite the periods of bilateral ‘thaw’ and ‘chill’
between Türkiye and China, as well as ideologically loaded foreign policy
rhetoric, Turkish experts have generally adopted a fairly consistent and
objective approach when analyzing the geopolitical and economic stance of
the People’s Republic of China in Central Asia.
Among all the analytical centers examined in this paper, the materials
of INSAMER, ANKASAM, AVIM and SETA deserve special attention.
Speaking about the works as a whole, we should note that the presented in
the reviewed materials assessments of the described events and trends concerning
China’s policy in Central Asia are rather general and similar in nature.
Türkiye’s analytical centers; China’s policy in the region; China; Central Asia; Russia; energy resources; logistics; trade and economic relations.