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Why Central Asia welcomes Turkey - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
Turkey’s growing role in Central Asia is often framed as part of a new “Great Game” against Russia and China. In this episode of Eastern Express, Benjamin Lee explains why that framing misses the point.
We look at Turkey’s economic, defense, institutional and connectivity initiatives, and how Central Asian states actually respond to them. The story here is not about replacement, but diversification. Central Asia isn’t choosing sides – it’s choosing leverage.